Lugubriously

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lugubrious \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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious
           emblems of mortality.                    --Hawthorne.
     -- {Lu*gu"bri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Lu*gu"bri*ous*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lugubriously
       adv : in a sorrowful lugubrious manner; "his long face
             lugubriously reflecting a hidden and unexpressed
             compassion"