Lachrymose
Lachrymose adjective - Given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears.
Usage example: the more lachrymose mourners at the funeral required a steady supply of tissues
Sorrowful is a synonym for lachrymose in emotional topic. In some cases you can use "Sorrowful" instead an adjective "Lachrymose".
Sorrowful
Sorrowful adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: the cult seemed to be a sorrowful assemblage of emotionally scarred people seeking love and redemption
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- down and lachrymose
- down and sorrowful
- melancholy and lachrymose
- melancholy and sorrowful
- dismal and lachrymose
- dismal and sorrowful
- woeful and lachrymose
- woeful and sorrowful
- grievous and lachrymose
- grievous and sorrowful
- dejected and lachrymose
- dejected and sorrowful
- depressed and lachrymose
- depressed and sorrowful
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