April 19, 2011

Word of the Day: Lugubrious

Lugubrious \lu-GOO-bree-us; -GYOO-\ adjective

1. Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner.

Origin: Lugubrious comes from Latin lugubris, from lugere 'to mourn'.

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