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TEARFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing sorrow
Synonyms:
dolorous; dolourous; lachrymose; tearful; weeping
Classified under:
Similar:
sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)
Derivation:
tearfulness (sadness expressed by weeping)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Filled with or marked by tears
Example:
tearful entreaties
Classified under:
Similar:
liquid; swimming (filled or brimming with tears)
misty-eyed (having eyes blurred as with tears)
teary; teary-eyed; watery-eyed (with eyes full of tears)
sniffly; snuffling; snuffly (liable to sniffle)
weepy (liable to weep easily)
Antonym:
tearless (free from tears)
Derivation:
tearfulness (sadness expressed by weeping)
