Posted on 04/04/2018 6:21:20 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell
Word For The Day,
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
LUGUBRIOUS [le GOO bree us]
adjective
Definition of lugubrious 1 : mournful; especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly (see affected 1) mournful
dark, dramatic and lugubrious brooding —V. S. Pritchett
the tour de force of lugubrious cliche is ten times longer than this review —Martin Amis
2 : dismal
a lugubrious landscape
lugubrious cello music
— lugubriously adverb — lugubriousness noun
The sentence must, in someway, relate to the news of the day.
Democrats will be in a lugubrious funk if Mueller doesn’t find any evidence of something................................
Was sifting through MW and came upon a synonym puzzle for lugubrious. Realized I did not know the meaning of the word so, naturally, thought there might be another WFTD player similarly uneducated in negative connotations.
In any case it is a perfect word to describe the deaurations of liberals in their quest to gild the stink weed Obama and vilify the lily perfection of Trump. They are desultorially lugubrious in their efforts.
They put on a good front but after more than a year with nothing to show for his efforts Mueller has not garnered the approbation of libs.
According to some reports, Mueller isn’t actually doing anything. He’s letting his subordinates do everything, while he lives high on the Hogg at taxpayers’ expense....................
DNC lawyers put up a lugubrious defense in the courtroom; when not compassionately crying they would shout with outrage or dramatically ask an irrelevant question.
While the meaning is rather dismal, the word “lugubrious” is one of the coolest sounding words in the dictionary. It’s like sleeping on silk sheets.
“The lugubrious weather of those who live in the snow zone of the United States has left the residence wishing for warmer temperatures and relaxing at the beach”
The lacrimose keening of the Press,
And lugubrious singing of the Blues,
Increase in direct correlation to the mess,
As THE TRUTH exposes their FAKE NEWS.
residents
Dang it!
Dang my stupid fingers! It’s all the keyboards fault! Russia Russia Russia
Rapidly changing spring weather conditions (non-GW related) wreak havoc with the sinuses, making me feel morose & lugubrious, and constantly bringing up lugies…
NICE! w edits.
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