luctiferous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin luctifer (“full of sorrow”) + -ous, from luctus (“sorrow”) + -fer (“bearing”).
Adjective[edit]
luctiferous (comparative more luctiferous, superlative most luctiferous)
- (archaic) mournful
- The listeners were moved to tears by the luctiferous tolling of the funeral bells.