lach´ry|mose|ly
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lach|ry|mose — «LAK ruh mohs», adjective. 1. given to shedding tears; tearful: »lachrymose depressions of spirit. SYNONYM(S): weeping. 2. suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful: »lachrymose poetry. SYNONYM(S): maudlin, melancholy … Useful english dictionary
lach·ry·mose — … Useful english dictionary
lach — ap·a·lach·ee; ap·a·lach·i·co·la; beal·lach; dor·lach; dour·lach; ep·i·lach·na; ing·ber·lach; krep·lach; lach·e·na·lia; lach·es; lach·e·sis; lach·nan·thes; lach·no·ster·na; lach·ry·ma; lach·ry·mal; lach·ry·mist; lach·ry·mose; sha·lach; teig·lach;… … English syllables
mose — al·bu·mose; anas·to·mose; cen·tro·des·mose; co·mose; cor·mose; cy·mose; des·mose; fa·mose; gru·mose; lach·ry·mose; mam·mose; plu·mose; rac·e·mose; ra·mose; ri·mose; spu·mose; squa·mose; stru·mose; os·mose; cy·mose·ly; lach·ry·mose·ly;… … English syllables
lachrymose — lach·ry·mose … English syllables
lachrymosely — lach·ry·mose·ly … English syllables
lachrymose — lach•ry•mose [[t]ˈlæk rəˌmoʊs[/t]] adj. 1) suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful 2) given to shedding tears readily; tearful • Etymology: 1655–65; < L lacrimōsus; see lachrymal, ose I lach′ry•mose ly, adv. lach ry•mos′i•ty ˈmɒs ɪ… … From formal English to slang
lachrymose — lach|ry|mose [ˈlækrıməus US mous] adj formal often crying = ↑tearful … Dictionary of contemporary English
lachrymose — lach|ry|mose [ lækrə,mous ] adjective LITERARY someone who is lachrymose is very sad or crying a. very sad or making you cry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
