December 13, 2026

Lugubrious

adjective

Definition

Mournful, gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or absurd degree. A lugubrious sigh can be both genuinely sad and slightly comic.

Example Sentence

“He gave a lugubrious sigh and began itemising everything that had gone wrong that week.”

Etymology

From Latin lugubris, from lugere (to mourn).

Scrabble Score

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LUGUBRIOUS scores 13 points in Scrabble.

Synonyms & Related Words

mournful gloomy doleful melancholy

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