Definition of lugubrious Lugubrious

/lugjuˈbɹiʌs/ - [lugyubreeus] - lu•gu•bri•ous

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What does lugubrious mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

lugubrious - excessively mournful
  sorrowful experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13
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  • lugubrious (a.)
    Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look.

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