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tearful |
Grep of noun tearful tearfulness Overview of adj tearful The adj tearful has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tearful -- (filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties") 2. dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping -- (showing sorrow) Antonyms of adj tearful 2 senses of tearful Sense 1 tearful (vs. tearless) tearless (vs. tearful), dry-eyed => dry Sense 2 dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping INDIRECT (VIA sorrowful) -> joyful Similarity of adj tearful 2 senses of tearful Sense 1 tearful (vs. tearless) => liquid, swimming, watery => teary, teary-eyed, watery-eyed => sniffling(postnominal), sniffly, snuffling, snuffly => weepy => misty-eyed Sense 2 dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping => sorrowful (vs. joyful) Attributes of adj tearful Familiarity of adj tearful tearful used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj tearful tearful Overview of adj tearful The adj tearful has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tearful -- (filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties") 2. dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping -- (showing sorrow)
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