She became very tearful when pressed to talk about it.
...a tearful farewell.
English dictionary. 2008.
Tearful — Tear ful, a. Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes. {Tear ful*ly}, adv. {Tear ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tearful — index disconsolate, lugubrious, querulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tearful — [adj] crying, very upset bawling*, blubbering*, blubbery*, distressed, dolorous, in tears, lachrymose, lamentable, lamenting, moist, mournful, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, poignant, sad, sniveling*, sobbing, sorrowful, teary, watery, weeping,… … New thesaurus
tearful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) crying or inclined to cry. 2) causing tears; sad. DERIVATIVES tearfully adverb tearfulness noun … English terms dictionary
tearful — [tir′fəl] adj. 1. in tears; weeping 2. causing tears; sad tearfully adv. tearfulness n … English World dictionary
tearful — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ▪ She sounded angry and tearful. ▪ become, get ▪ He suddenly bec … Collocations dictionary
tearful — adjective Date: circa 1586 1. flowing with or accompanied by tears < tearful entreaties > 2. causing tears ; teary < a tearful eulogy > • tearfully adverb • tearfulness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
tearful — tear|ful [ˈtıəfəl US ˈtır ] adj also teary informal someone who is tearful is crying a little, or almost crying ▪ a tearful farewell >tearfully adv ▪ She looked at me tearfully … Dictionary of contemporary English
tearful — adjective 1) Bess was tearful Syn: in tears, with tears in one s eyes, choked up, crying, weeping, sobbing, sniveling; close to tears, emotional, upset, distressed, sad, unhappy; informal weepy, teary, misty eyed; formal lachrymose … Thesaurus of popular words
tearful — tearfully, adv. tearfulness, n. /tear feuhl/, adj. 1. full of tears; weeping. 2. causing tears: the tearful story of his poverty. [1580 90; TEAR1 + FUL] * * * … Universalium
