adj.
Pronunciation: lu ̇ - ' gü-br ē - ə s also - ' gyü-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin lugubris, from lug ē re to mourn; akin to Greek lygros mournful
Date: 1585
1 : MOURNFUL especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful <dark, dramatic and lugubrious brooding ― V. S. Pritchett>
2 : DISMAL <a lugubrious landscape>
– lu · gu · bri · ous · ly adverb
– lu · gu · bri · ous · ness noun