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lugubrious

lu·gub·rious

UK/luːˈɡ(j)uː.bɹi.əs/ US/lʊˈɡ(j)uː.bɹi.əs/ uncommon

adjective

Origin

Borrowed from Latin lūgubris (“mournful; gloomy”), with the suffix -ious.

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