Phonetic: /lu·​gu·​bri·​ous/

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition

mournful

especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly (see affected entry 2 sense 1a) mournful

… dark, dramatic and lugubrious brooding …
—V. S. Pritchett

the tour de force of lugubrious cliche is ten times longer than this review
—Martin Amis

dismal

a lugubrious landscape

lugubrious cello music