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lachrymose |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. You should have seen his lachrymose visnomy. --Lamb. -- {Lach"ry*mose`ly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lachrymose adj : showing sorrow [syn: {dolorous}, {dolourous}, {tearful}, {weeping}]
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