Lugubrious
Lugubrious , adjective
[Latin lugubris, from lugere to mourn; compare Greek lygro`s sad, Sanskrit ruj to break.]
Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look.
Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious emblems of mortality.