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tearfuladjective given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tearsa tearful woman who can be counted on to cry at every wedding, anniversary, and funeral lachrymose, teary, weepy demonstrative, effusive, emotionalmaudlin, mawkish, sentimentalbawling, blubbering, crying, keening, sniffling, sniveling, sobbing, wailing, weeping, whimperingmisty, misty-eyed, moistbemoaning, bewailingdoleful, dolorous, grieving, mournful, plaintivefunereal, gloomy, lugubriousbrokenhearted, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, downcast, downhearted, heartbroken, heartsick, heavyhearted, inconsolable, miserable, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful, wretched beaming, chuckling, giggling, grinning, laughing, smilingblithe, blithesome, cheerful, cheery, gay, happy, jocose, jovial, lighthearted, lightsome, merry, mirthful, sunny causing unhappinessthe tearful end to what had once been a close friendship depressing, dismal, drear, dreary, heartbreaking, heartrending, melancholy, mournful, pathetic, sad, saddening, sorry, teary deplorable, distressful, grievous, lamentable, unfortunate, woefuldiscomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbingaffecting, moving, poignant, touchingdiscouraging, disheartening, dispiriting cheering, cheery, glad, happy heartening, heartwarming, inspiring, stimulating, stirring, upliftingagreeable, delightful, enjoyable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcomeexhilarating, thrilling ca. 1586 |