| Back | lachrymal /LAK-ruh-muhl/ |
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| Front | adjective Relating to or inducing tears. [From Latin lacrima (tear). Earliest documented use: 1541.] "She wiped his tears with the edge of her garment, but that made him more lachrymal." - Udai Rathor; Kojia, the Ugly; Strategic Book Publishing; 2012. Reminds me of lachrymose that, if I recall correctly, was one of the six stages of drunkenness. They are verbose, jocose, morose, lachrymose, bellicose, and comatose. |
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