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Adjective
- 1. tearful (vs. tearless), liquid, swimming, misty-eyed, teary, teary-eyed, watery-eyed, sniffly, snuffling, snuffly, weepy
- usage: filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties"
- 2. dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping, sorrowful (vs. joyful)
- usage: showing sorrow
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Definition and meaning of tearful (Dictionary)