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lachrymose
/ -ˌməʊz; ˌlækrɪˈmɒsɪtɪ; ˈlækrɪˌməʊs /
adjective
- given to weeping; tearful
- mournful; sad
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Derived Forms
- lachrymosity, noun
- ˈlachryˌmosely, adverb
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Other Words From
- lachry·mosely adverb
- lach·ry·mos·i·ty [lak-r, uh, -, mos, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lachrymose1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lachrymose1
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Example Sentences
Ruth had her arms about the little old woman and her own voice was caressing if not lachrymose.
"I will no longer read what people may now write about me," he bursts out in a fit of lachrymose querulousness.
The lachrymose prelate contributed hugely to the gaiety of nations.
M. Nioche drained his pungent glass at a long draught, and looked out from eyes more lachrymose in consequence.
Our interviews were largely lachrymose on her part and morose on mine, after argument proved futile.
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