What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Lugubrious vs Verklempt - What's the difference?

lugubrious | verklempt |

As adjectives the difference between lugubrious and verklempt

is that lugubrious is gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree while verklempt is overwhelmed, flustered, nervous.

lugubrious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
    • The poor lighting and sparse maintenance, plus the rarefied traffic on its wide boulevards, made the effect of Pyongyang on the tourist distinctly lugubrious .
    His client's lugubrious expression tipped off the detective that something lurked beneath her optimistic words.

    verklempt

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ferklempt, faclempt, farklempt, faklempt, verklemmt

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • overwhelmed, flustered, nervous
  • excited, overjoyed, happy
    • When Barbra came on SNL I nearly choked on my cigarette because I was just so verklempt .