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Definition of "lugubrious" []

  • Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lugubrious" in a sentence
  • "He saw the two whale-boats land on the beach, and the sick, on stretchers or pick-a-back, groaning and wailing, go by in lugubrious procession."
  • "He heaved a great sigh, and said in lugubrious tones:"
  • "A certain lugubrious yarn, "My Graves," was my masterpiece."