What does "lugubrious" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "lugubrious"?

Common synonyms include: aggrieved, anguished, black, bleak, careworn, cheerless.

Pronounced //ləˈɡ(j)u.bɹi.əs//.

/ləˈɡ(j)u.bɹi.əs/ adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Adjective

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."

Adjective

"I'd prefer to be called lugubrious rather than a sad sack."

Borrowed from Latin lūgubris (“mournful; gloomy”), with the suffix -ious.