lachrymose (redirected from lachrymosely)

lach·ry·mose  (lkr-ms)

adj.

1. Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful.

2. Causing or tending to cause tears.

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[Latin lacrimsus, from lacrima, tear; see lachrymal.]

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lachry·mosely adv.

lachry·mosi·ty (-ms-t) n.

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lachrymose [ˈlækrɪˌməʊs -ˌməʊz]

adj

1. given to weeping; tearful

2. mournful; sad

[from Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima a tear]

lachrymosely  adv

lachrymosity  [ˌlækrɪˈmɒsɪtɪ] n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

lachrymose - 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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lachrymose

adjective tearful, crying, weeping, woeful, sad, mournful, lugubrious, weepy (informal), dolorous the tears of lachrymose mourners

Translations

lachrymose [ˈlækrɪməʊs] ADJ → lacrimoso, lloroso

lachrymose

adj (liter) person → weinerlich; story, film etc → rührselig, ergreifend