luctual

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adjective

Producing grief; saddening.

OriginLatin luctus →
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Meanings

adjectiveluctual (comparative more luctual, superlative most luctual)

comparative more luctual · superlative most luctual · alternative luctuall

  1. obsoleteProducing grief; saddening.

    the turbulent and luctuall times, which were to-wards the end and period of his life and reign

    1619, George Buck, The History of King Richard the Third

Origin

  1. Latinluctus“mourning, sorrow”
  2. Englishluctual

From Latin luctus (“mourning, sorrow”), from lugere, from luctum (“to mourn”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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