- lugubriously
- adverb see lugubrious
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lugubriously
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lugubriously — lugubrious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ mournful; sad and dismal. DERIVATIVES lugubriously adverb lugubriousness noun. ORIGIN Latin lugubris, from lugere mourn … English terms dictionary
lugubriously — adverb in a sorrowful lugubrious manner his long face lugubriously reflecting a hidden and unexpressed compassion • Derived from adjective: ↑lugubrious … Useful english dictionary
Lugubriously — Lugubrious Lu*gu bri*ous, a. [L. lugubris, fr. lugere to mourn; cf. Gr. lygro s sad, Skr. ruj to break.] Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lugubriously — See lugubrious. * * * … Universalium
lugubriously — adverb In a lugubrious manner … Wiktionary
lugubriously — adv. sadly, sorrowfully … English contemporary dictionary
lugubriously — lu·gu·bri·ous·ly … English syllables
lugubriously — See: lugubrious … English dictionary
lugubrious — lugubriously, adv. lugubriousness, lugubriosity /leuh gooh bree os i tee, gyooh /, n. /loo gooh bree euhs, gyooh /, adj. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love. [1595… … Universalium
lugubrious — [[t]luːgu͟ːbriəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone or something is lugubrious, you mean that they are sad rather than lively or cheerful. [LITERARY] ...a tall, thin man with a long and lugubrious face... He plays some passages so slowly… … English dictionary
