lugubrious

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 6, 2022 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>lugubrious</strong> &#149; \loo-GOO-bree-us\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Lugubrious</em> means "mournful" or "dismal." It can also mean "very sad in an exaggerated or insincere way."</p> <p>// The <em>lugubrious</em> musical passages made audience members teary-eyed.</p> <p>// The actor is well-known for her <em>lugubrious</em> facial expressions and mannerisms. </p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lugubrious">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"Would [Steve Spielberg's] notoriously ill-received <em>1941</em> have worked as a musical? Maybe not; it might well have retained the moments where its spectacle turns <em>lugubrious</em>, straining and burdening the comedy that's supposed to hold it up. On the other hand, while it's uneven as a comedy, <em>1941</em> is a marvel of choreography." — Jesse Hassenger, <em>Paste Magazine</em>, 6 Dec. 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Lugubrious</em> is the sole surviving English offspring of Latin <em>lugēre</em>, meaning "to mourn." Its closest kin, <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luctual">luctual</a></em>, an adjective meaning "sad" or "sorrowful," was put to rest centuries ago.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>