You should have seen his lachrymose visnomy. --Lamb. -- {Lach"ry*mose`ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lachrymosely — adverb see lachrymose … New Collegiate Dictionary
lachrymosely — See lachrymose. * * * … Universalium
lachrymosely — lach·ry·mose·ly … English syllables
lachrymosely — adverb see lachrymose * * * lachˈrymosely adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑lachrymal … Useful english dictionary
lachrymose — lachrymosely, adv. lachrymosity /lak reuh mos i tee/, n. /lak reuh mohs /, adj. 1. suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful. 2. given to shedding tears readily; tearful. [1655 65; < L lacrimosus, equiv. to lacrim(a) tear (see LACHRYMAL)… … Universalium
lachrymose — adjective Etymology: Latin lacrimosus, from lacrima Date: circa 1727 1. given to tears or weeping ; tearful 2. tending to cause tears ; mournful • lachrymosely adverb • lachrymosity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
lachrymosity — See lachrymosely. * * * … Universalium
lachrymose — [ lakrɪməʊs, z] adjective 1》 tearful. 2》 inducing tears; sad. Derivatives lachrymosely adverb lachrymosity noun Origin C17 (in the sense like tears ): from L. lacrimosus, from lacrima tear … English new terms dictionary
lachrymose — /ˈlækrəmoʊs / (say lakruhmohs) adjective 1. given to shedding tears; tearful. 2. suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful. {Latin lac(h)rimōsus, from lac(h)rima tear} –lachrymosely, adverb …
lachrymose — [lak′rəmōs΄] adj. [L lacrimosus < lacrima, TEAR2] 1. inclined to shed many tears; tearful 2. causing tears; sad [a lachrymose tale] lachrymosely adv … English World dictionary
