weepy

[ wee-pee ]
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adjective,weep·i·er, weep·i·est.
  1. weeping or tending to weep; tearful; lachrymose.

  2. Informal. sad or sentimental, especially to the point of causing one to weep: a movie with a weepy ending.

  1. exuding water or other moisture; leaky; seepy.

Origin of weepy

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; weep1 + -y1

Other words from weepy

  • weep·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby weepy

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How to use weepy in a sentence

  • We had a weepy dinner and Mom and Dad had each had a couple glasses of wine, which was a lot for them.

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
  • It had been on of those dull, weepy days when a sullen drizzle clouded sky and earth.

    Ralestone Luck | Andre Norton
  • To a weepy-waily woman he would have offered the same courtesies, but she would not have drawn his thoughts in any manner.

    The Pagan Madonna | Harold MacGrath
  • "I'm not sure if I don't feel a little bit weepy myself," said Maisie Talbot.

  • Miss De Voe's life and surroundings were not exactly weepy ones, and when tears came they meant much.

British Dictionary definitions for weepy

weepy

/ (ˈwiːpɪ) informal /


adjectiveweepier or weepiest
  1. liable or tending to weep

nounplural weepies
  1. a romantic and sentimental film or book

Derived forms of weepy

  • weepily, adverb
  • weepiness, noun

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