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    [Adjective]  | "lach*ry*mose" | \ ˈla-krə-ˌmōs \


    1: given to tears or weeping : tearful

    2: tending to cause tears : mournful


    Origin: circa 1727 ;

     Latin lacrimosus, from lacrima;

    [Adjective]  | "lachrymose" 


    1: given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears;


      * e.g., " ... the more lachrymose mourners at the funeral required a steady supply of tissues "



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     [ "lachrymose intolerant" ]

    1: avoidance of overly dramatic movies or tv shows that feature complicated domestic plots

      * e.g.,  ... Crankshaft refused to watch soap operas on the basis that he was lachrymose intolerant. 

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