Thesaurus / lachrymose
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Ruth had her arms about the little old woman and her own voice was caressing if not lachrymose.
RUTH FIELDING AT COLLEGEALICE B. EMERSON"I will no longer read what people may now write about me," he bursts out in a fit of lachrymose querulousness.
FREDERICK CHOPIN AS A MAN AND MUSICIANFREDERICK NIECKSThe lachrymose prelate contributed hugely to the gaiety of nations.
LOLA MONTEZEDMUND B. D'AUVERGNEM. Nioche drained his pungent glass at a long draught, and looked out from eyes more lachrymose in consequence.
THE AMERICANHENRY JAMESOur interviews were largely lachrymose on her part and morose on mine, after argument proved futile.
A ROMANTIC YOUNG LADYROBERT GRANTParis, deprived for eighty years of her municipal liberties, accepted as mayor the lachrymose Etienne Arago.
HISTORY OF THE COMMUNE OF 1871P. LISSAGARYThe public loves cheap popular songs and mushy lachrymose verses.
THE LITERATURE OF ECSTASYALBERT MORDELLWhat remains, is a species of pseudo-emotion which must be characterized as lachrymose hysteria or turgidity.
SKETCH OF A NEW ESTHETIC OF MUSICFERRUCCIO BUSONIThe lachrymose explosion came and the drum slipped down from the shoulder of Muggs with a clatter.
WHEN THE YULE LOG BURNSLEONA DALRYMPLELonnie never tried to understand why Moglaut sat fascinated through endless sin-busting sermons and lachrymose requiems.
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