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lugubriously

adverb

as in bitterly
with feelings of bitterness or grief 18th-century gravestones typically have inscriptions in which the brevity of life and the certainty of death are lugubriously noted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugubriously
  1. bitterly
  2. sorrowfully
  3. sadly
  4. mournfully
  5. painfully
Adverb
  • China is demanding the US ease export bans on high-tech goods, like chipmaking gear; the US bitterly complains about Chinese overproduction and transhipment.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Mars is bitterly cold, and its thin atmosphere and long-dead magnetic field leave the surface open to deadly radiation (both from the sun and from deep space).
    — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bitterly
Adverb
  • Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Definition of sorrowfully
Adverb
  • Dementia is clearly a big problem, and yet, sadly, our politicians — both Democrats and Republicans — talk about it not like adults, but like schoolyard bullies.
    — Jason Karlawish, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Teeny, along with several other animals, was surrendered to the Arizona Humane Society after their own was sadly evicted from their residence.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of sadly
Adverb
  • Fra Fee, as Joe, has a slightly harder task, since his role is almost entirely reactive; while Ethan bangs on mournfully about, effectively, the dangers of shagging your brother’s wife — well, who would have thought?
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Mayfield watched mournfully in his kitchen while the rest of the family sat in the living room with the big screen next to a Christmas tree.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of mournfully
Adverb
  • Using the color barrier in American baseball as a narrative bridge to the challenges facing a fictional English women's soccer team felt painfully forced and over-the-top.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And they still got burned in ways that Dodger fans will find painfully familiar.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of painfully
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“Lugubriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugubriously. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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