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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29

Lugubrious

[loo-GOO-bree-əs]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin, 16th century

• Sad or gloomy
• Exaggeratedly mournful

Examples of Lugubrious in a sentence

• The recent loss of their aunt cast a lugubrious shadow over the family gathering.
• Her lugubrious attitude seemed more about getting attention than mourning any loss.

About Lugubrious

The quintessential demonstration of lugubrious is the character Eeyore from “Winnie the Pooh.” This eternally sad donkey moans about and expects the worst of everything, but his friends still love him.

Did you Know?

"Lugubrious" can be traced back to the Latin verb “lugēre,” which means to mourn. The Latin adjective is “lugubris,” which translates neatly to the English word you see before you. It’s an appropriately dramatic word for someone demonstrating over-the-top sadness.

The Snowman Strategy - December Song Story - December 29th

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~In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he's a circus clown
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman
Until the other kiddies knock him down

Winter Wonderland~



Two figures concealed themselves amongst the snow-laden trees at the edge of a large, empty field. Empty, that is, apart from the two men trudging across it. The hidden figures were Matthias Gomez and Tomasz Bosco, and they were Thrush operatives. The pair had been tailing UN.C.L.E. agents, Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, for several hours, in the hope of intercepting a package they were carrying. The Thrushies didn’t know if it was to be dead dropped or handed off, so had stuck to their quarry like glue.

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