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  • 41funereal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. funebrial, mournful, sad, solemn, somber, lugubrious; black, dark. See dejection, interment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. melancholy, gloomy, mournful; see dismal , sad 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 42rueful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sorrowful, regretful, doleful; pitiable, deplorable, pathetic. See dejection, pain, regret. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Penitent] Syn. contrite, remorseful, regretful; see ashamed , sorry 1 . 2.… …

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  • 43lugubriosity — (n.) 1839, from L. lugubris (see LUGUBRIOUS (Cf. lugubrious)) + ITY (Cf. ity). Sometimes also lugubrosity …

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  • 44sad — [adj1] unhappy, depressed bereaved, bitter, blue*, cheerless, dejected, despairing, despondent, disconsolate, dismal, distressed, doleful, down, downcast, down in dumps*, down in mouth*, forlorn, gloomy, glum, grief stricken, grieved, heartbroken …

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  • 45lugubriously — adverb in a sorrowful lugubrious manner his long face lugubriously reflecting a hidden and unexpressed compassion • Derived from adjective: ↑lugubrious …

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  • 46lugubriosity — ləˌgübrēˈäsəd.ē, lü , ətē, i noun ( es) Etymology: from lugubrious, after such pairs as English curious, curiosity : the quality or state of being lugubrious …

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  • 47Crossbones — Cross bones (kr[o^]s b[=o]nz ), n. pl. A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and serving as a symbol of death. [1913 Webster] Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and… …

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  • 48Dismal — Dis mal, a. [Formerly a noun; e. g., I trow it was in the dismalle. Chaucer. Of uncertain origin; but perh. (as suggested by Skeat) from OF. disme, F. d[^i]me, tithe, the phrase dismal day properly meaning, the day when tithes must be paid. See… …

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  • 49Mournful — Mourn ful, a. Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss. {Mourn ful*ly}, adv. {Mourn ful*ness}, n. [1913… …

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  • 50Mournfully — Mournful Mourn ful, a. Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss. {Mourn ful*ly}, adv. {Mourn ful*ness}, n.… …

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