adj. 25B6; adjective (formal)
she gets quite lachrymose at the mention of his name : TEARFUL, weeping, crying, with tears in one's eyes, close to tears, on the verge of tears, sobbing, snivelling, whimpering; emotional, sad, doleful, maudlin, miserable, forlorn; informal weepy; poetic/literary dolorous.
a lachrymose novel : TRAGIC, sad, poignant, moving, heart-rending, tear-jerking; mawkish, sentimental; Brit. informal soppy.
cheerful, comic.