lachrymose

 
Pronunciation: /ˈlakrɪməʊs, -z/

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'