- lachrymose⇄adv. lachrymosely.
- lachrymose⇄lachrymose, adjective.
1. given to shedding tears; tearful.
Ex. lachrymose depressions of spirit.
(SYN) weeping.
2. suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
Ex. lachrymose poetry.
(SYN) maudlin, melancholy.