Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or producing grief.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Producing grief; saddening.
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- adjective obsolete Producing
grief ;saddening .
Etymologies
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Latin luctus mourning, sorrow, from lugere, from luctum, to mourn.
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biocon commented on the word luctual
OED indicates that luctual means mournful, sorrowful.
July 16, 2012