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   Tear·ful

   /ˈtirf(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. crying or inclined to cry: "a tearful infant" Similar in tearscryingweepingsobbingwailingsnivellingwhimperingclose to tearson the verge of tearswith tears in one's eyesemotionalupsetdistressedsadunhappygreetinginformal:weepytearyblubberingblubbingrare:lachrymoselarmoyantOpposite happysmilinglaughing
   • ▪ causing tears; sad or emotional: "a tearful farewell" Similar emotionalupsettingdistressingsadheartbreakingheart-rendingsorrowfulpoignantmovingtouchingtear-jerkingaffectingpatheticliterary:dolorousOpposite cheerful

   Derivatives

   • 1. tearfulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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