lachrymose.

Inclined to tears or expressing pronounced sadness.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• lachrymose account
• lachrymose mood

On the page

The letter offered a lachrymose account of the departure.

He grew lachrymose as the evening ended.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more lachrymose; superlative most lachrymose where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.