Word of the Day - Lugubrious

[debodun]

Lugubrious (adjective) - looking or sounding sad and dismal.

The child expressed a lugubrious attitude when he did not get an expected birthday gift.

 

[Aunt Marg]

The spoiled, materialistic bride exhibited a sense of lugubrious surprise when she opened the little black box and seen that the wedding ring was only 5 carats.

 

[Phoenix]

When the author published her latest novel her fans were lugubrious that she used such big words.