'Lachrymose' definitions:

Definition of 'lachrymose'

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adjective
Showing sorrow [syn: dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping]

Definition of 'Lachrymose'

From: GCIDE
  • Lachrymose \Lach"ry*mose`\, a. [L. lacrymosus, better lacrimosus, fr. lacrima, lacruma (also badly spelt lachryma) a tear, for older dacrima, akin to E. tear. See Tear the secretion.] Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffused with tears; tearful. [1913 Webster]
  • You should have seen his lachrymose visnomy. --Lamb. -- {Lach"ry*mose`ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'lachrymose'

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Words containing 'Lachrymose'