teary
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English tery; equivalent to tear + -y.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈtɪəɹi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪəɹi
Adjective
[edit]teary (comparative tearier, superlative teariest)
- Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
- No wonder Ryan was teary; he missed his parents.
- Of eyes, filled with tears.
- Wade looked into his girlfriend's teary eyes.
Synonyms
[edit]- (person):
- (eyes): tear-filled, wet
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]filled with tears