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Tearful

[teer-fuhl]

adjective

full of tears; weeping.

causing tears: the tearful story of his poverty.

Origin:
1580–90; tear¹ + -ful

Related forms

tear·ful·ly, adverb

tear·ful·ness, noun

half-tear·ful, adjective

half-tear·ful·ly, adverb

half-tear·ful·ness, noun

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tearful (ˈtɪəfʊl)

—*adj*
1.	about to cry
2.	accompanying or indicative of weeping: a tearful expression
3.	tending to produce tears; sad

'tearfully

—*adv*

'tearfulness

—n

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