adj
lugubrious
Lugubrious (adj) means Extremely gloomy and sad, often in an exaggerated way.
adj
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Extremely gloomy and sad, often in an exaggerated way.
"His client’s lugubrious expression tipped off the detective that something lurked beneath her optimistic words."
"I poured one big drink in a water glass, and we had slugs. Oh, it was sweet and delicious and worth my whole lugubrious voyage."
— Jack Kerouac (1957)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lūgubris (“mournful; gloomy”), with the suffix -ious added.
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What is the meaning of lugubrious?
"lugubrious" (adj) means extremely gloomy and sad, often in an exaggerated way.
What is the opposite of lugubrious?
Opposites of "lugubrious" include bright, jovial, pleasant, happy, jolly.
