teary

teary
teary (adj.) late 14c., from TEAR (Cf. tear) (n.1) + -Y (Cf. -y) (2). Related: Tearily; teariness.

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  • Teary — Tear y, a. 1. Wet with tears; tearful. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of tears, or drops like tears. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Teary — Teary, Radschahschaft, so v.w. Tehri …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • teary — [tir′ē] adj. tearier, teariest 1. tearful; crying 2. of or like tears tearily adv. teariness n …   English World dictionary

  • teary — adjective (tearier; est) Date: 14th century 1. a. wet or stained with tears ; tearful < teary eyes > b. consisting of tears or drops resembling tears 2. causing tears ; pathetic < a teary …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • teary — adjective /ˈtɪəri/ a) Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry. No wonder Ryan was teary; He missed his parents. b) Of eyes, filled with tears. Wade looked through his girlfriends teary eyes. Syn: tear filled, wet …   Wiktionary

  • teary — adj. Teary is used with these nouns: ↑eye …   Collocations dictionary

  • teary — I tearful, teary (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. weeping, sorrowful. See dejection, lamentation. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Filled with or shedding tears: lachrymose, tearful, weeping, weepy. Idiom: in tears. See HAPPY …   English dictionary for students

  • teary — tear•y [[t]ˈtɪər i[/t]] adj. tear•i•er, tear•i•est 1) tearful: a teary farewell[/ex] 2) of or like tears • Etymology: 1325–75 tear′i•ly, adv. tear′i•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • teary — Ⅰ. tear [1] ► VERB (past tore; past part. torn) 1) rip a hole or split in. 2) (usu. tear up) pull or rip apart or to pieces. 3) damage (a muscle or ligament) by overstretching it. 4) (usu …   English terms dictionary

  • teary — adjective with eyes full of tears • Syn: ↑teary eyed, ↑watery eyed • Similar to: ↑tearful …   Useful english dictionary

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