I. Worthy of tears, lamentable, mournful (poet. and post-class.): “vixque tenet lacrimas, quia nil lacrimabile cernit,” Ov. M. 2, 796: “gemitus,” Verg. A. 3, 39: “bellum,” id. ib. 7, 604; “opp. felix, Am. Vict. Epit. 42, 15: nomen,” Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 2, 261.—
II. Tear-like: “destillatio,” Arn. 7, 233: “vox,” tearful, Vulg. Dan. 6, 20.—Comp.: “lacrimabilior series,” Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 17, 2: quid lacrimabilius hac stultitia, Salv. Gub. Dei, 6.—Adv.: lăcrĭmābĭlĭter , with tears, mournfully (late Lat.), Hier. Ep. 140, 15.
