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tearful

[ teer-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. full of tears; tear; weeping.
  2. causing tears: tear:

    the tearful story of his poverty.



tearful

/ ˈɪəʊ /

adjective

  1. about to cry
  2. accompanying or indicative of weeping

    a tearful expression

  3. tending to produce tears; sad
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱ𲹰ڳܱ, adverb
  • ˈٱ𲹰ڳܱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٱ𲹰fܱ· adverb
  • ٱ𲹰fܱ·Ա noun
  • 󲹱-ٱ𲹰fܱ adjective
  • half-ٱ𲹰fܱ· adverb
  • half-ٱ𲹰fܱ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tearful1

First recorded in 1580–90; tear 1 + -ful
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Example Sentences

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In Yarrabah, Ms Andrews becomes suddenly tearful, telling how her two daughters, studying at university in Brisbane, were intimidated and got "so many racist remarks" after the vote.

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Ms Hurley said she had felt "very emotional and very tearful" since the conclusion of the case.

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On Wednesday, Himanshi bid a tearful farewell to her husband as he lay in a coffin draped with the Indian flag.

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Mourinho gets out of the car and the pair share a tender, tearful embrace before Mourinho goes back to the vehicle and ultimately turns his back on Inter.

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During a tearful interview last month, she said the craniotomy - which involved part of her skull being removed to take out the tumour - was "the hardest thing" she had been through.

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