She sounded angry and tearful.
He suddenly became very tearful.
Defeat left her tearful, pale and drained.
I felt emotional—almost tearful.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Tearful — Tear ful, a. Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes. {Tear ful*ly}, adv. {Tear ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tearful — index disconsolate, lugubrious, querulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tearful — [adj] crying, very upset bawling*, blubbering*, blubbery*, distressed, dolorous, in tears, lachrymose, lamentable, lamenting, moist, mournful, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, poignant, sad, sniveling*, sobbing, sorrowful, teary, watery, weeping,… … New thesaurus
tearful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) crying or inclined to cry. 2) causing tears; sad. DERIVATIVES tearfully adverb tearfulness noun … English terms dictionary
tearful — [tir′fəl] adj. 1. in tears; weeping 2. causing tears; sad tearfully adv. tearfulness n … English World dictionary
tearful — [[t]tɪ͟ə(r)fʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is tearful, their face or voice shows signs that they have been crying or that they want to cry. She became very tearful when pressed to talk about it. ...a tearful farewell. Derived words: tearfully ADV… … English dictionary
tearful — adjective Date: circa 1586 1. flowing with or accompanied by tears < tearful entreaties > 2. causing tears ; teary < a tearful eulogy > • tearfully adverb • tearfulness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
tearful — tear|ful [ˈtıəfəl US ˈtır ] adj also teary informal someone who is tearful is crying a little, or almost crying ▪ a tearful farewell >tearfully adv ▪ She looked at me tearfully … Dictionary of contemporary English
tearful — adjective 1) Bess was tearful Syn: in tears, with tears in one s eyes, choked up, crying, weeping, sobbing, sniveling; close to tears, emotional, upset, distressed, sad, unhappy; informal weepy, teary, misty eyed; formal lachrymose … Thesaurus of popular words
tearful — tearfully, adv. tearfulness, n. /tear feuhl/, adj. 1. full of tears; weeping. 2. causing tears: the tearful story of his poverty. [1580 90; TEAR1 + FUL] * * * … Universalium
