lachrymose
adjective
suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
lachrymosity
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a word derived from
lachrymose.
Example Sentences
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These many years of lachrymosity have opened up an immense appreciation for professional tears.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
Even by John Boehner’s usual standard of lachrymosity, Thursday was a gusher.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2015
The floodgates had burst even before half time, presaging the tidal wave of lachrymosity that was to engulf the country.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2014
But the result, far from being sport's answer to Oscar night lachrymosity, has most often provided a moist glimpse of the exceptional emotional commitment required, win or lose, to go for gold.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2012
Observation without sentiment usually leads to humor or satire; sentiment without observation to rhetoric and long-drawn lachrymosity.
From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by George Willis Cooke
