teary[adjective]Synonyms: tearful, lachrymose, weeping, weepy
Antonyms: tearless
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. tear‧ful /ˈtɪəf
əl $ ˈtɪr-/ (
also teary informal)
adjective [
Word Family: adjective:
tearful,
teary;
noun: tear;
adverb:
tearfully]
someone who is tearful is crying a little, or almost crying:
a tearful farewell—tearfully adverb:
She looked at me tearfully. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲