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teary
[ teer-ee ]
teary
/ ˈtɪərɪ /
adjective
- characterized by, covered with, or secreting tears
- given to weeping; tearful
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Derived Forms
- ˈteariness, noun
- ˈtearily, adverb
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Other Words From
- teari·ly adverb
- teari·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
While the trailer gets a little saccharine, I think many of us can all admit we got a bit teary-eyed in those final days before graduation.
I wanted us to share a teary smile as the shape on the ultrasound screen cohered into something familiar, something ours.
It makes me teary-eyed thinking about it, because no one starts out saying, “I want to be violent.”
The obituary for Peter Frenchy — whom you can find teary-eyedin a photo taken after renewing his wedding vows — described his participation in the project as the highlight of his life.
You can see people getting teary-eyed because it has become part of the family.
In contrast, Boehner's leadership team filed into his ceremonial office and greeted the teary newly-elected Speaker with hugs.
A teary Osbourne said she now thought "WWJD—what would Joan do" when faced with a quandary.
In a teary and emotional testimony, Rooney revealed that he had been abused by his stepson.
“It would be a shame not to at least try,” says a teary-eyed Tagg.
Teary-eyed, she hugged and kissed everybody, thanking them for helping her get back the land she loved.
"No; but I guess she'll suspect it, though," returned Cordelia, with a teary smile.
The slipper landed on Jo's head and she responded by raising rather a teary face.
That new woman can't write an obituary, and her teary tales sound like they were carved with a cold chisel.
At the mention of this one woman stepped behind a tent screen and wept, wiping her teary face with a bird-skin.
Elsewhere in the house his teary-eyed sisters went softly and silently about their daily work.
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