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lugubrious

lʊˈɡuːbriəsadjective

What does lugubrious mean?

Sad and gloomy in an exaggerated way.

Lugubrious, six ways

PlainSad and gloomy in an exaggerated way.
ADHDDramatically gloomy. Mournful. A bit much.
Gen ZMoping, but theatrically. A sad trombone of a person.
MetaphorA funeral march played for a dropped sandwich.
FormalLooking or sounding sad and dismal, often to an exaggerated degree.
Like I’m 5Being so sad that it looks a little bit silly, like a cartoon with a rain cloud. That’s lugubrious.

How to pronounce lugubrious

luh-GOO-bree-us/lʊˈɡuːbriəs/

Lugubrious in a sentence

The dog gave us a lugubrious look from the rug.
The basset hound’s lugubrious face.
The anthem was played at a lugubrious tempo.

Synonyms for lugubrious

mournfulSad, without the exaggeration.
dolefulSorrowful, a little old-fashioned.
gloomyPlainer, and dark.

Where lugubrious comes from

Latin. Lugere, to mourn.

Good to know

Usually a little comic: lugubrious is gloom laid on thick.

Lugubrious meaning, on a Gloss card: Sad and gloomy in an exaggerated way.

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