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lachrymose
1. tearful or given to weeping
“she was pink-eyed and lachrymose”
2. inducing tears; sad
“a lachrymose children's classic”
adjective
/ˈlækrəˌmoʊs/
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lachrymose
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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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