tearful

The definition of tearful is someone who is crying or who cries often, or is something that causes crying.

(adjective)

  1. A person who sobs at movies all the time is an example of someone who is tearful.
  2. A sad goodbye is an example of a tearful goodbye.

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See tearful in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. in tears; weeping
  2. causing tears; sad

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See tearful in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Filled with or accompanied by tears: tearful eyes; a tearful farewell.
  2. So piteous as to excite tears: a tearful melodrama.

Related Forms:

  • tearˈful·ly adverb
  • tearˈful·ness noun

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