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tearfully Definition


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tearful
adj
    1. Inclined to cry or weep.
      Thesaurus: weepy, crying, emotional, sorrowful, maudlin, mournful, sad, lamenting, lachrymose, woeful, sobbing, whimpering, blubbering; Antonym: cheerful, happy.
    2. With much crying or weeping; covered with tears.
    3. Causing tears to be shed; sad.
Derivative: tearfully
adverb
    Derivative: tearfulness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c.



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