Lu*gu"bri*ous (?), a. [L.
lugubris, fr. lugere to mourn; cf. Gr.
lygro`s sad, Skr. ruj to break.] Mournful;
indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful;
pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look.
Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other
lugubrious emblems of mortality.
Hawthorne.
-- Lu*gu"bri*ous*ly, adv. --
Lu*gu"bri*ous*ness, n.