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lugubrious

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1
as in somber
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer the diner's dim lighting makes eating there a particularly lugubrious experience

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as in mournful
expressing or suggesting mourning in Victorian times, people who could affect particularly lugubrious expressions were hired to march in funeral processions as professional mourners

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