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gråtmild — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lachrymose adj Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
  • maudlin adj Excessively and foolishly sentimental or emotional, especially in a tearful way, often from drink.
  • tearful adj Crying, or on the verge of crying.

Senses

gråtmild is used for these senses in English:

  • lachrymose Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
  • maudlin Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. [from 17th c.]
  • maudlin Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying. [from 17th c.]
  • tearful Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.

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