Lugubrious – Looking or sounding sad and gloomy
(Pronounced luh-goo-bree-uhs)
To remember the definition of the word lugubrious, use the following mnemonic:
Lugging all this goo beat us (lugubrious). The others were so much bigger and better than us. It made me sad and gloomy.
Examples of lugubrious in a sentence
The play was good, but I fell asleep during the hero’s lugubrious monologue.
To help ease the lugubrious atmosphere in the church, reverend James told a few religious jokes.
Considering the state of the world today, it is not surprising news reports are always so lugubrious.
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