as in emotional
given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears
the more lachrymose mourners at the funeral required a steady supply of tissues
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Recent Examples of lachrymose
Several days after this lachrymose dinner, a carnival-level event delighted Angelenos of either political persuasion.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Puccini later inserted a different, more lachrymose text, one that forecasts her suicide.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
However, Christian Nodal’s intoxicating voice soars high; and his latest EP, México en Mi Voz, is a lachrymose affair.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023
More often, though, the constant backdrop of mortality gives a lachrymose tinge to each of the characters’ intermittent outbursts.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
And all of this is somehow glommed on to the lachrymose story of a grieving parent and a dying world.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
As journey’s end approaches, lachrymose thoughts return.
—Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2023
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Puccini later inserted a different, more lachrymose text, one that forecasts her suicide.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
However, Christian Nodal’s intoxicating voice soars high; and his latest EP, México en Mi Voz, is a lachrymose affair.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023
More often, though, the constant backdrop of mortality gives a lachrymose tinge to each of the characters’ intermittent outbursts.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
And all of this is somehow glommed on to the lachrymose story of a grieving parent and a dying world.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
As journey’s end approaches, lachrymose thoughts return.
—Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lachrymose
Adjective
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His father, who has also served significant time in prison, explained the emotional weight of watching his son endure a similar experience.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Controversy over wolf management can become more emotional and political than scientific.—
Olivia Ferrari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Joe played it, hearing his tearful wife speak of how the Vines mess dredged up, yet again, so much of the pain of losing their son.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
27 Apr. 2025
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On May 10, 2008, country music legend Randy Travis inducted a tearful Underwood into the famed Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro’s weepy cloning love-triangle story turned out to be apt source material for his friend Garland to adapt.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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There’s nothing like hearing a unified gasp at a horror movie or seeing others wiping their eyes after a weepy drama.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Bieber himself made reference to the pressures on young performers in a teary interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in 2020.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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And then probably a Sunday that ends among familiar shadows splayed across fairways, a long walk up Augusta’s 18th, a hat brim pushed up off his forehead, a final putt, a final roar, a teary embrace with his family, and then a 44 Long in green.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After some sentimental speeches, Bracco and Macli exchanged rings.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The sentimental old-school racer who now sees his legacy not just in trophies, but in the people holding his hand in Victory Lane.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If my random and unscientific survey of some French opinion at all represents the nation’s as a whole, then the debut of Donald Trump’s America has left some French triste — a bit sad, even brokenhearted, and also wary and vigilant.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Her story is beautiful and sad, heartwarming and devastating.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lachrymose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lachrymose. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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