tearful

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɪəfʊl/
• Rhymes: -ɪərfʊl

Etymology

tear +‎ -ful

Adjective

tearful (comparative more tearful, superlative most tearful)

1. accompanied by tears.

   Aaron was a little tearful until Laura came to reassure him.

2. sorrowful.

Translations

accompanied by tears

• Finnish: kyyneleinen (fi)
• Hungarian: könnyes (hu)

• Latvian: raudulīgs (lv)
• Swedish: tårfylld (sv), gråtmild (sv)

sorrowful

• Finnish: kyyneleinen (fi)
• Hungarian: szomorú (hu)

• Latvian: raudulīgs (lv)

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Translations to be checked

• French: larmoyant (1, 2)
• Greek: δακρυσμένος (dhakryzménos)

Anagrams

• refutal