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.