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Definition of lugubrious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lugubrious

adjective
 
/ləˈɡuːbriəs/
 
/ləˈɡuːbriəs/
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  1. sad and serious synonym doleful
    • a lugubrious expression
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin lugubris (from lugere ‘mourn’) + -ous.
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