Closer
And closer
FIIIIIIIGarrro!!
Unable to get online, but in need of definitions, I texted Michelle. To help clarify, she used the word in a sentence. When I requested illustrations, she sent these.
Lugubrious: Looking or sounding sad and dismal. Like a cat whose supper is five minutes late.
"Stinkpot's lugubrious wails could be heard three towns distant."
... with spliffoes thrust forward. (Spliffoes are the poochie parts on a cat's face from whence their whiskers protrude.)