Friday, June 18, 2010

Don't be lugubrious....


You never know what you'll see in Maine!

Lugubrious - (loo-gu-bre-es) adj - mournful, doleful, dejected


Main Entry: lu·gu·bri·ous


Pronunciation: \lu̇-ˈgü-brē-əs also -ˈgyü-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin lugubris, from lugēre to mourn; akin to Greek lygros mournful

Date: 1585

1 : mournful; especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful

2 : dismal
— lu·gu·bri·ous·ly adverb
— lu·gu·bri·ous·ness noun

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