lugentadj.
/ˈl(j)uːdʒənt/ rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
a. Weeping.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective]
weepingc900
wopi?c1225
greetingfula1340
greetyc1350
weeplyc1374
weepfula1382
weepinglyc1440
lachrymablec1450
moistc1450
lachrymous1490
rainy1563
tearfula1586
greeting1588
collachrymate1593
crying1594
onion-eyeda1616
maudlinc1616
rheumatica1627
fluxed1628
lachrymalc1630
crystal-droppinga1650
showery1654
lugent1656
Niobean1665
lachrymary1693
lachrymose1727
moist-eyed1797
larmoyant1824
pluviose1824
ploratory1831
lachrymating1837
screwmatic1847
pipy1861
weepy1863
blarting1898
leaky1905
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Lugent, mourning or lamenting.
b. (See quot. 1889.)
ΚΠ
1889 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Lugent, weeping. Applied to plants with drooping branches.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
<
adj.1656