was wotd|2006|December|6
English
Etymology
L. lugubris (mournful)
Pronunciation
IPA|/l��gu�bri�s/
audio|en-us-lugubrious.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
en-adj
- gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
#: The poor lighting and sparse maintenance of many buildings, plus the rarified traffic on its wide boulevards made the overall effect that Pyongyang had on the tourist distinctly lugubrious.
#:His client's lugubrious expression tipped the detective off to the fact that there was something lurking beneath the surface of her seemingly optimistic words.
Translations
trans-top|gloomy
German: düster, kummervoll
trans-mid
Romanian: lugubru
Spanish: lúgubre, triste
trans-bottom
fr:lugubrious
it:lugubrious
hu:lugubrious
ru:lugubrious
te:lugubrious
vi:lugubrious
zh:lugubrious
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