A.Word.A.Day --lachrymose
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.
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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