lugubriously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

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adv

""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."
"He glared malevolently at the shining porcelain, and then shook his head lugubriously."

Etymology tree English lugubrious Middle English -ly English -ly English lugubriously From lugubrious + -ly.

more lugubriously (comparative) most lugubriously (superlative)

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