lachrymose

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin lacrima f., tear + -osus "-full", from Old Latin dacruma, from proto-indo-European *dakru-, cognate with English tear.

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lachrymose (comparative more lachrymose, superlative most lachrymose)

1. tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying

   1927, Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, page 69:

   • It is true that Limeans were given to interpolating trivial songs into the most exquisite comedies and some lachrymose effects into the austerest music; but at least they never submitted to the boredom of a misplaced veneration.

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[edit] Derived terms

• lachrymosely
• lachrymosity
• lachrymatory