adj.
- Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful.
- Causing or tending to cause tears.
[Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima, tear. See lachrymal.]
lachrymosely lach'ry·mose'ly adv.lachrymosity lach'ry·mos'i·ty (-mŏs'ĭ-tē) n.
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