luctiferous

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adjective

mournful

“The listeners were moved to tears by the luctiferous tolling of the funeral bells.”

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Meanings

adjectiveluctiferous (comparative more luctiferous, superlative most luctiferous)

comparative more luctiferous · superlative most luctiferous

  1. archaicmournful

    The listeners were moved to tears by the luctiferous tolling of the funeral bells.

Origin

From Latin luctifer (“full of sorrow”) + -ous, from luctus (“sorrow”) + -fer (“bearing”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with luctiferous

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Anagrams

fruticulose
Cite this entry
APA

luctiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luctiferous

MLA

“luctiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luctiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luctiferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luctiferous.

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