— lugubriously , adv. — lugubriousness, lugubriosity /leuh gooh'bree os"i tee, -gyooh'-/ , n.
/loo gooh"bree euhs, -gyooh"-/ , adj.
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
[ 1595-1605; lugubri ( s ) mournful (akin to lugere to mourn) + -OUS ]
Syn . sorrowful, melancholy.
Ant . cheerful.