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Vinony

lugubrious

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /luːˈɡ(j)uː.bɹi.əs/ / /lʊˈɡ(j)uː.bɹi.əs/ / /ləˈɡ(j)u.bɹi.əs/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lūgubris (“mournful; gloomy”), with the suffix -ious.

  1. Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.

    “His client’s lugubrious expression tipped off the detective that something lurked beneath her optimistic words.”

    “The exaggeration with darkness imparted to the glooms of this region impressed Henchard more than he had expected. The lugubrious harmony of the spot with his domestic situation was too perfect for him, impatient of effects, scenes, and adumbrations.”