lugubriously

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 — adverb see lugubrious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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

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