lugubrious
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin lūgubris (“‘mournful; gloomy’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ləˈguːbriəs/
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[edit] Adjective
lugubrious (comparative more lugubrious, superlative most lugubrious)
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- gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
- The poor lighting and sparse maintenance of many buildings, plus the rarefied traffic on its wide boulevards made the overall effect that Pyongyang had on the tourist distinctly lugubrious.
- His client's lugubrious expression tipped the detective off to the fact that there was something lurking beneath the surface of her seemingly optimistic words.
[edit] Translations
gloomy

