lugubriously

English

Etymology

From lugubrious +‎ -ly.

Adverb

lugubriously (comparative more lugubriously, superlative most lugubriously)

  1. In a lugubrious manner.
    • 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 143:
      "I've heard," he said lugubriously, "that what prisoners in gaol crave for most is tobacco." "You needn't rub it in," said Bunson, bringing this remark to its proper bearings.
    • 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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