adj
lachrymate
Lachrymate (adj) means Shaped like a single drop of liquid falling from the eye.
adj
1
Shaped like a single drop of liquid falling from the eye.
"Lateral furrow 1p situated slightly in front of mid-length, narrow and deep, directed inward and backward and reaching the occipital furrow, deepest close to axial furrow; basal lobe lachrymate in outline, moderately convex."
— Harry Blackmore Whittington, Rhinotarion sentosum n. sp (1967)
2
Marked or made wet by crying.
"The animal does not become seriously ill, but scratches itself vigorously, is either very restless or very somnolent or both alternately, hair roughened, eyes usually lachrymate and partly closed."
— Chester H. Elliott, The Antigenic Properties of Glycoproteins (1914)
"Lachrymate and weeping motifs are typically present throughout all the volumes and display certain regular features, but they do not form a unilateral or monolithic image."
— Marjory E. Lange, Tears in a Woman’s Voice, a Rider (1996)
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Etymology
Formed from Medieval Latin lachryma and the adjectival suffix -ate.
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What is the meaning of lachrymate?
"lachrymate" (adj) means shaped like a single drop of liquid falling from the eye.
What is another word for lachrymate?
Other words for "lachrymate" include weepy, watery, teary, tearful, lachrymose.
What are the different meanings of lachrymate?
"lachrymate" has 2 main meanings: 1. Shaped like a single drop of liquid falling from the eye; 2. Marked or made wet by crying.
