lachrymose

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Adjective lachrymose has 1 sense

dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping - showing sorrow
Antonym: joyful (indirect, via sorrowful)

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Lachrymose

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Characterized by the tendency to weep or be tearful; tearful or inclined to weep frequently.

Sense 1: Expressing or causing tears; mournful.

Sense 2: Producing tears; tear-inducing.

Examples:

1. She was in a lachrymose mood after watching the heartbreaking movie.

2. The novel had a lachrymose ending that left the readers in tears.

3. He often became lachrymose while listening to sad music.

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