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lachrymose

Pronunciation: /ˈlakrɪməʊs, -z/
Definition of lachrymose

adjective

  • tearful or given to weeping:she was pink-eyed and lachrymose
  • inducing tears; sad:a lachrymose children’s classic

Derivatives

lachrymosely

adverb

lachrymosity

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century (in the sense 'like tears; liable to exude in drops'): from Latin lacrimosus, from lacrima 'tear'

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