lachrymose

/ˈlækrəˌmoʊs/

adjective

1. tearful or given to weeping

"she was pink-eyed and lachrymose"

2. inducing tears; sad

"a lachrymose children's classic"

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"The _____ film left her in a lachrymose state."


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  • sad
  • weeping
  • legated
  • tearful
  • larboard
  • laureated

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