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[ teer-ee ] / ˈtɪər i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR teary ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, tear·i·er, tear·i·est.of or like tears. tearful. Origin of tearyFirst recorded in 1325–75, teary is from the Middle English word tery.See tear1, -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM tearytear·i·ly, adverbtear·i·ness, nounWords nearby tearytear shell, tearstain, tear-stained, tear stone, tear strip, teary, teary-eyed, Teasdale, tease, teasel, teasel family Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tearyIn contrast, Boehner's leadership team filed into his ceremonial office and greeted the teary newly-elected Speaker with hugs. Democrats Accidentally Save Boehner From Republican Coup|Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST A teary Osbourne said she now thought "WWJD—what would Joan do" when faced with a quandary. Melissa Rivers: Life After Joan—A Funny, Moving Celebration on a Special 'Fashion Police'|Tim Teeman|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST In a teary and emotional testimony, Rooney revealed that he had been abused by his stepson. Mickey Rooney Was Hollywood’s Golden Age Showman|Lorenza Muñoz|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Teary and shaking, Cirl said the minute she passed through the gate, “it was like World War III.” Nightmare on Coney Island After Sandy Knocks Historic Area to its Knees|Paula Szuchman|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Condoleezza Rice may be teary and weak; Colin Powell may be timid and meek; even George W. Bush has a wobbly streak. Cheney's Love Letter to Himself|Paul Begala|September 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST She turned quickly, and with a shy, teary smile thrust her hand toward him. They of the High Trails|Hamlin Garland Sometimes she'd come down in this elevator all to the teary, so's I 'most hadta order a consignment of weep-catchers for myself. A Chain of Evidence|Carolyn Wells "No; but I guess she'll suspect it, though," returned Cordelia, with a teary smile. The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter And Mehitable lifted her swollen, teary face from the pillow and drank it. Young Lucretia and Other Stories|Mary E. Wilkins His mother listened, spoke soothingly to him and in a whisper promised him something that made him give her a quick, teary smile.
British Dictionary definitions for teary
adjective tearier or teariestcharacterized by, covered with, or secreting tears given to weeping; tearful Derived forms of tearytearily, adverbteariness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tearywatery, weepy, sad, poignant, weeping, mournful, sorrowful, bawling, blubbering, distressed, dolorous, lachrymose, lamentable, lamenting, moist, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, sobbing, wet |