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Lugubrious

/ləˈɡ(j)uːbɹi.əs/

Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.

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adjective
  1. 1

    Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.

    "His client’s lugubrious expression tipped off the detective that something lurked beneath her optimistic words."

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