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  • 51Laments (Treny) — The Laments (also, Lamentations or Threnodies ; pl. Treny) are a series of nineteen threnodies (elegies) by Jan Kochanowski. Written in Polish and published in 1580, they are a highlight of Polish Renaissance literature, as well as one of… …

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  • 52lachrymose — 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)&#8230; …

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  • 53tearless — tearlessly, adv. tearlessness, n. /tear lis/, adj. 1. not weeping or shedding tears. 2. unable to shed tears. [1585 95; TEAR1 + LESS] * * * …

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  • 54teary — I tearful, teary (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. weeping, sorrowful. See dejection, lamentation. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Filled with or shedding tears: lachrymose, tearful, weeping, weepy. Idiom: in tears. See HAPPY …

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  • 55lachrymose — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. weeping, tearful, crying; see sad 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Filled with or shedding tears: tearful, teary, weeping, weepy. Idiom: in tears. See HAPPY …

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  • 56crying — cry·ing || kraɪɪŋ adj. demanding attention, urgent; conspicuous; reprehensible n. weeping, shedding tears kraɪ n. interjection; shout; weeping v. call; shed tears of sorrow or pain; shout …

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  • 57mournful — adj 1. sad, sorrowful, doleful, dolorous, downcast, downhearted, heavy hearted, low spirited, discouraged; woeful, cheerless, joyless, forlorn, woebegone; sorrowing, attended with sorrow, Fr. triste. unhappy, afflicted, disheartened, bowed down,&#8230; …

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  • 58lachrymose — lach•ry•mose [[t]ˈlæk rəˌmoʊs[/t]] adj. 1) suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful 2) given to shedding tears readily; tearful • Etymology: 1655–65; &LT; L lacrimōsus; see lachrymal, ose I lach′ry•mose ly, adv. lach ry•mos′i•ty ˈmɒs ɪ&#8230; …

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  • 59lachrymose — /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 …

  • 60cry — ► VERB (cries, cried) 1) shed tears. 2) shout or scream loudly. 3) (of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call. 4) (cry out for) demand as a self evident requirement or solution. 5) ( …

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