lugubrious

Input interpretation

lugubrious (English word)

Definition

adjective | excessively mournful

Pronunciation

loogy'oobreeuhs (IPA: luɡjˈubriəs)

Hyphenation

lu-gu-bri-ous (10 letters | 4 syllables)

First known use in English

1601 (Elizabethan era | European Renaissance) (424 years ago)

Word origin

Latin