adjective
- looking or sounding sad and dismal; mournful
Usage: formal
Examples
- The funeral director spoke in lugubrious tones.
- His lugubrious expression made everyone feel uncomfortable.
- The old mansion had a lugubrious atmosphere that chilled visitors.
- She delivered the bad news in a lugubrious voice.
- The lugubrious music matched the somber mood of the ceremony.
- His lugubrious demeanor suggested he had received terrible news.