lugubrious
pronunciation
How to pronounce lugubrious in British English:
UK [ləˈgu:briəs]
How to pronounce lugubrious in American English:
US [lʊˈɡubriəs, -ˈɡju-]
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- Adjective:
- excessively mournful
Word Origin
- lugubrious (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin lugubris "mournful, pertaining to mourning," from lugere "to mourn," from PIE root *leug- "to break; to cause pain" (cognates: Greek lygros "mournful, sad," Sanskrit rujati "breaks, torments," Lettish lauzit "to break the heart"). Related: Lugubriously; lugubriousness.
Example
- 1. He always has such a lugubrious look on his face .
- 2. She speaks in a slow , lugubrious manner .
- 3. Those four lugubrious walls had their moment of dazzling brilliancy .
- 4. At once terse and lugubrious , the former general delivered his walk-off line like the undertaker he likely thought he had become : " may god help everybody . "
- 5. This music is rather lugubrious .