Definition of Lachrimose
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, or crying
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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