lugubrious
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Lugubrious Liszt is channeled to ferry souls across the River Styx.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2019
Lugubrious to the point of torpor, he catches the mood perfectly; if it's not raining it will be soon, and there'll be another damp beer along in a minute.
From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2013
Lugubrious Fog-Bound is lightened by Miss O'Neil's portrayal of Hester.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Lugubrious, lugubrious!" expostulated the company with one voice.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
Lugubrious Longface Loved Learning and Literary Lore, Which he always got out of the books he bought at Cole's Book Arcade.
From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)
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