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Webster 1913 Edition

Tearful

Tear′ful

,

Adj.

Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears;

as,

tearful

eyes

.

–

Tear′ful-ly

,

adv.

–

Tear′ful-ness

,

Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tearful

TE'ARFUL

,

Adj.

[tear and full.] Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as tearful eyes.

Definition 2024

tearful

tearful

English

Adjective

tearful ‎(comparative more tearful, superlative most tearful)

accompanied by tears.
Aaron was a little tearful until Laura came to reassure him.
sorrowful.

Translations

accompanied by tears

Aromanian: lãcãrmos, lãcrimos
Chinese:
Mandarin: 淚汪汪 (zh), 泪汪汪 (zh) ‎(lèiwāngwāng)
Finnish: kyyneleinen
French: larmoyant (fr)
German: tränenreich (de)
Greek: δακρυσμένος (el) ‎(dakrysménos), κλαμένος (el) ‎(klaménos), έτοιμος να βάλει τα κλάματα ‎(étoimos na válei ta klámata)
Hungarian: könnyes (hu)
Japanese: 涙ぐんだ ‎(なみだぐんだ, namida gunda)

Latvian: raudulīgs
Maori: matawai, matawaia
Norwegian:

Bokmål: tårevåt

Nynorsk: tårevåt
Portuguese: lacrimejante
Romanian: înlăcrimat (ro)
Russian: в слеза́х (ru) ‎(v slezáx), по́лный слёз ‎(pólnyj sljoz), запла́канный (ru) ‎(zaplákannyj)
Swedish: tårfylld, gråtmild

sorrowful

Finnish: kyyneleinen
French: larmoyant (fr)
Greek: δακρύβρεχτος (el) ‎(dakrývrechtos)

Hungarian: szomorú (hu)
Latvian: raudulīgs
Russian: печа́льный (ru) ‎(pečálʹnyj)

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