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Lugubrious vs Melodramatic - What's the difference?

lugubrious | melodramatic |

As adjectives the difference between lugubrious and melodramatic

is that lugubrious is gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree while melodramatic is of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.

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.

    melodramatic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
  • Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental.
    • She wrote him a melodramatic letter, threatening to kill herself.
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    * melodramatics