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lachrymose

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore L words

tearful or given to weeping; mournful

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Lachrymose in a sentence

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The lachrymose ballad was so sorrowful that half the audience was reaching for tissues by the second verse.

Synonyms
weepytearfulmournfuldoleful
Antonyms
cheerfuljoyful

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Modern editors have softened many passages that earlier audiences accepted without protest, finding blank what their grandparents had regarded as merely robust and good-humored.

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Lachrymose (adjective) means tearful or given to weeping; mournful
Here is lachrymose used in an example sentence: "The lachrymose ballad was so sorrowful that half the audience was reaching for tissues by the second verse."
Common synonyms for lachrymose include weepy, tearful, mournful, doleful.
Antonyms of lachrymose include cheerful, joyful.
Lachrymose is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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