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Another word for lachrymose

Adjective

  1. Filled with or shedding tears

    2. Idioms:
    See also:

    happy

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Another word for lachrymose

Modifier
    2. See also:

    sad

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Sentence Examples

  • Wallenstein was followed in 1800 by Maria Stuart, a tragedy, which, in spite of its great popularity in and outside of Germany, was felt by the critics to follow too closely the methods of the lachrymose "tragedy of common life" to maintain a high position among Schiller's works.

  • lachrymose pictures of the children affected were used to further illustrate the terrible effect of EU law.

  • Suitably lachrymose pictures of the children affected were used to further illustrate the terrible effect of EU law.

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