Lugubrious and Sorry

Lugubrious

Lugubrious adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Usage example: in Victorian times, people who could affect particularly lugubrious expressions were hired to march in funeral processions as professional mourners

Sorry and lugubrious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sorry" instead an adjective "Lugubrious".

Nearby Word: lugubriously

Sorry

Sorry adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Usage example: she's genuinely sorry for hurting his feelings

Lugubrious and sorry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lugubrious" instead an adjective "Sorry".

Nearby Words: sorrow, sorriness
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