Tearful definition
Filled with or accompanied by tears.
Tearful eyes; a tearful farewell.
adjective
Tending to shed tears; weepy.
adjective
Causing tears or apt to cause tears; sad; pathetic.
adjective
On the verge of tears.
adjective
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In tears; crying.
adjective
The definition of tearful is someone who is crying or who cries often, or is something that causes crying.
A person who sobs at movies all the time is an example of someone who is tearful.
A sad goodbye is an example of a tearful goodbye.
adjective
So piteous as to excite tears.
A tearful melodrama.
adjective
Origin of tearful
- tear +"Ž -ful
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