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lugubrious

Lugubrious (adj) means Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.

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

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

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"lugubrious" (adj) means gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.

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