| lugubrious | (adj) excessively mournful |
| lugubriously | (adv) in a sorrowful lugubrious manner, Example: his long face lugubriously reflecting a hidden and unexpressed compassion |
| Lugubrious | a. [ L. lugubris, fr. lugere to mourn; cf. Gr. Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious emblems of mortality. Hawthorne. -- |
| lugubriousness | n. |