̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷brēəs adjective
Etymology: Latin lugubri s lugubrious, connected with mourning (from lugēre to mourn) + English -ous; akin to Greek lygros mournful, Sanskrit rujati he breaks, hurts
1. : expressive of, marked by, or giving rise to grief or sorrow : mournful
lugubrious notices on the passing of old friends — Time
especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful
lugubrious literary posturings — G.A.Wagner
2. : disposed to gloom : dismal
a certain lugubrious element in English taste — Bernard Leach
• lu·gu·bri·ous·ly adverb
• lu·gu·bri·ous·ness noun -es