/ ləˈguːbriəs; NAmE / adjective
sad and serious
SYN doleful :
a lugubrious expression
► lu·gu·bri·ous·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin lugubris (from lugere mourn) + -ous .
/ ləˈguːbriəs; NAmE / adjective
sad and serious
SYN doleful :
a lugubrious expression
► lu·gu·bri·ous·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin lugubris (from lugere mourn) + -ous .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005