tearful

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Adjective tearful has 2 senses

tearful - filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties"
Antonyms: tearless, dry-eyed, dry
dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping - showing sorrow
Antonym: joyful (indirect, via sorrowful)

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Tearful

Adjective

1. Full of or marked by tears; inclined to or apt to shed tears; weeping.

Example sentence: She couldn't help but feel tearful after watching the emotional movie.

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Adverb

1. In a tearful manner; with tears.

Example sentence: She looked at him tearfully, unable to control her emotions.

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Noun

1. A story, event, or situation that provokes tears or elicits grief.

Example sentence: The movie portrayed a real tearful, making the audience cry.

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