/ ˈlækrɪməʊs; NAmE -moʊs/ adjective
( formal ) having a tendency to cry easily
SYN tearful
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense like tears; liable to exude in drops ): from Latin lacrimosus , from lacrima tear.
/ ˈlækrɪməʊs; NAmE -moʊs/ adjective
( formal ) having a tendency to cry easily
SYN tearful
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense like tears; liable to exude in drops ): from Latin lacrimosus , from lacrima tear.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005