Lugubrious

adjective

/ləˈɡ(j)uːbɹi.əs/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.adjectiveGloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.

"His client’s lugubrious expression tipped off the detective that something lurked beneath her optimistic words."

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