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lachrymose

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lach·ry·mose  (lkr-ms)
adj.
1. Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful.
2. Causing or tending to cause tears.
[Latin lacrimsus, from lacrima, tear; see lachrymal.]
lachry·mosely adv.
lachry·mosi·ty (-ms-t) n.
lachrymose
Adjective
1. given to weeping; tearful
2. mournful; sad [Latin lacrima a tear]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lachrymoselachrymose - showing sorrow                      
dolorous, dolourous, weeping, tearful
sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13


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TWO Blighted Beings, haggard, lachrymose, and detested, met on a blasted heath in the light of a struggling moon.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Master Nicholas, the village barber, however, used to say that neither of them came up to the Knight of Phoebus, and that if there was any that could compare with him it was Don Galaor, the brother of Amadis of Gaul, because he had a spirit that was equal to every occasion, and was no finikin knight, nor lachrymose like his brother, while in the matter of valour he was not a whit behind him.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
He was by turns devout and obscene, merry and lachrymose.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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