Main Entry: lu·gu·bri·ous

Pronunciation: \lu̇-ˈgü-brē-əs also -ˈgyü-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin lugubris, from lugēre 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