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Webster 1913 Edition

Lugubrious

Lu-gu′bri-ous

,

Adj.

[L.

lugubris

, fr.

lugere

to mourn; cf. Gr.

λυγρόσ

sad, Skr.

ruj

to break.]

Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable;

as, a whining tone and a

lugubrious

look

.

–

Lu-gu′bri-ous-ly

,

adv.

–

Lu-gu′bri-ous-ness

,

Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lugubrious

LUGU'BRIOUS

,

Adj.

[L. lugubris, from lugeo, to weep.]

Mournful; indicating sorrow; as a lugubrious look.