Lachrymose Definition

lakrəmōs
adjective
Inclined to shed many tears; tearful.
Webster's New World
Causing tears; sad.
A lachrymose tale.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Lachrymose

  • From Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima (“tear”), + -osus (“-ful”), from Old Latin dacruma, from Proto-Indo-European *dakru-, cognate with English tear.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin lacrimōsus from lacrima tear lachrymal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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