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Feb 24, 2009

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Words to describe people

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contumacious
lachrymose
peripatetic
obstreperous
coeval

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A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg

lachrymose

PRONUNCIATION:

(LAK-ruh-mos)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Tearful.
2. Relating to or inducing tears.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin lacrima (tear).

USAGE:

"The lachrymose John Terry then delivered himself of a self-serving open letter to the fans a few days later. ... He wasn't ashamed to admit he had cried and that Wednesday night would haunt him forever."
Pat Murphy; Shed No Tears For Chelsea; Birmingham Post (UK); May 27, 2008.

See more usage examples of lachrymose in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of the truth. -John Locke, philosopher (1632-1704)

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