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tearful

/'tiəfʊl/

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adjective
showing sorrow
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Similar:

dolorous dolourous lachrymose weeping sorrowful
adjective
filled with or marked by tears
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"tearful eyes" "tearful entreaties"

Similar:

liquid misty-eyed sniffly snuffling snuffly weepy swimming teary teary-eyed watery-eyed

Opposite:

tearless

Examples of tearful

"tearful eyes"
"tearful entreaties"