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lachrymose

adjective

/ˈlæk.rɪ.moʊs/

Meaning

tearful or given to weeping; sad and mournful

The movie's lachrymose ending left the audience in tears.

tearful, mournful, weepy, sorrowful, melancholy

cheerful, joyful, happy

lachrymose mood, lachrymose story, lachrymose farewell

Based on false reasoning or misleading arguments.

Light, delicate, and translucent.

Relating to genes or heredity; concerning the transmission of inherited characteristics.

trivial; insignificant; small in amount

Causing or tending to cause disruption or revolutionary change.

not having enough of something that is essential