[lu.gu.bri.ous] adj [L lugubris, fr. lugere to mourn; akin to Gk lygros mournful] (1601) 1: mournful; esp: exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful "dark, dramatic and ~ brooding --V. S. Pritchett"
2: dismal "a ~ landscape" -- lu.gu.bri.ous.ly adv -- lu.gu.bri.ous.ness n