tearful
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɪə(ɹ)fʊl/, /ˈtɪə(ɹ)fəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɪɹfʊl/, /ˈtɪɹfəl/
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)fəl, -ɪə(ɹ)fʊl
Adjective
tearful (comparative more tearful, superlative most tearful)
- Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.
- Aaron was a little tearful until Laura came to reassure him.
- Sorrowful.
- Synonym: lachrymose
Derived terms
Translations
accompanied by tears
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sorrowful
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