lugubriously
- adverb
- /luˈɡuːbriəsli/
- Literature
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lugubrosamente
- By now, Alan must have recuperated sufficiently to feel poorly, and soon I heard his shower running and him singing lugubriously, tunelessly, the saddest and sweetest song in all the world about Danny Boy.
- said lugubriously
Examples
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You'd be surprised how many people are really quite pleased to get in here. "Well, I got in," said Luke lugubriously.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Well, if they find your body in the swamp," Flora Lu said lugubriously, "I refuse to testify in court and say I warned you."
Fiction book (2000) -
"Ah, if only I could," he said lugubriously.
Fiction book (1998) -
Everything is moving so lugubriously today that Jolie-Gray is certain Eddie will wait.
Fiction book (2000) -
His voice dropped lugubriously.
Fiction book (1994) -
- I apologize lugubriously.
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"Even as she spoke, Cora realized that she was as tired as her daughter and as impatient to be gone from this sad stranger who talked lugubriously to her from in front of a saloon.
Fiction book (1992) -
And the siren cried lugubriously as the two anchors, without having been hoisted by anyone, rose pitifully to the deck like two drenched old ladies.
Academic text (2007) -
She looked out the window lugubriously, mourning the loss of her beloved pet.
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He spoke lugubriously about the events that had transpired, casting a shadow over the gathering.
Synonyms
53
1.0
In an unhappy way because you feel upset
11
6.9
In a way that shows you feel sorry about something you did
9
3.2
With tears to show that someone feels sad
6
5.8
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
5
4.1
In a way that makes you feel sad or hopeless
4
4.7
In a sad way that shows grief
4
6.7
In a sad, soft way that sounds like crying
3
5.5
In a serious and sad way
3
4.1
In a sad way that shows no hope
3
4.8
In a gloomy way that makes people feel sad or hopeless
2
6.8
In a very sad and unhappy way
2
7.2
In a sad, gloomy way
2
6.2
In a way that shows no hope or cheer
2
6.5
In a sad, disappointed way
1
4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
1
6.1
In a way that shows no hope
1
6.0
In a sad or gloomy way that shows someone is unhappy
1
7.2
In a sad way that shows you are unhappy
1
8.5
In a very sad way that shows no comfort or hope
1
5.4
In a boring, gloomy way that shows little energy
1
7.1
In a sad way that makes people feel sorry
1
7.5
In a way that shows great loneliness and sadness
1
8.4
In a serious, unfriendly way that shows dislike
In a very sad way
In a sad and thoughtful way
In a way that shows someone is crying
To act quietly because you feel angry or sad
In a very sad, quiet way as if someone has died
Antonyms
How Sadly
Surface Forms
Morphology
lugubriously = lugubrious (transparent) = lugubrious + ly
The adverb is formed by the regular adjectival-to-adverbal suffix '-ly' giving 'in a mournful manner', a standard and predictable derivation.
Etymology
Lugubriously comes from the Latin verb lugere meaning 'to mourn' and the adjective lugubris meaning 'mournful'. So, to act lugubriously is to behave in a very sad or mournful way.