lugubriously

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English

Etymology

From lugubrious +‎ -ly.

Adverb

lugubriously (comparative more lugubriously, superlative most lugubriously)

  1. In a lugubrious manner.
    • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 26:
      He glared malevolently at the shining porcelain, and then shook his head lugubriously.

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