weep·y

[wee-pee]
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.
3.
exuding water or other moisture; leaky; seepy.

Origin:
1595–1605; weep1 + -y1

weep·i·ness, noun
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weepy (ˈwiːpɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , weepier, weepiest
1.  liable or tending to weep
 
n , weepier, weepiest, weepies
2.  a romantic and sentimental film or book
 
'weepily
 
adv
 
'weepiness
 
n

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Weepy is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
If the skin is blistered and weepy, cool the burn and get medical attention.
If you intend to fight the good fight don't get all sentimental and weepy.
Several weepy speeches about friendship, loyalty and honor set the stage for
  their late-blooming bond to be tested.
Under the influence of alcohol, a drinker may be emotional and weepy.
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