lugubrious

The definition of lugubrious is someone who looks very sad, depressed or long-in-the-face.

(adjective)

An example of lugubrious is the expression on the face of a depressed boy.

See lugubrious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

very sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous

Origin: L lugubris < lugere, to mourn (< IE base *leuğ-, *leug-, to break > Welsh llwyth, burden) + -ous

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See lugubrious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin lūgubris

Origin: , from lūgēre, to mourn

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