lugubriously
(adverb) in a sorrowful lugubrious manner; “his long face lugubriously reflecting a hidden and unexpressed compassion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lugubriously (comparative more lugubriously, superlative most lugubriously)
In a lugubrious manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Lu*gu"bri*ous, a. Etym: [L. lugubris, fr. lugere to mourn; cf. Gr. ruj to break.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
