[more lugubrious; most lugubrious] formal : full of sadness or sorrow : very sad especially in an exaggerated or insincere way
▪ a comic actor known for his lugubrious manner ▪ wearing a lugubrious expression
▪ a comic actor known for his lugubrious manner ▪ wearing a lugubrious expression
— lu·gu·bri·ous·ly adverb
▪ sighing lugubriously
▪ sighing lugubriously
— lu·gu·bri·ous·ness noun [noncount]





