weepy

English

Etymology

weep +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːpi/
• Rhymes: -iːpi
• Homophone: weepie

Adjective

weepy (comparative weepier, superlative weepiest)

1. Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.
2. (informal) Of a film or book etc.: full of tragic melodrama.
   • 2013, Tom Davies, Polly Garter's War:

     When Tomorrow Comes was probably some sort of weepy love story which always got him laughing like a drain, often leading to his physical removal from the one and nines.

Related terms

• weeper
• weeping

Translations

inclined to weep

• Bulgarian: плачлив (bg) (plačliv), сълзлив (bg) (sǎlzliv)
• Catalan: ploraner (ca)
• Dutch: huilerig (nl), tranerig (nl)
• Galician: nifrón m, chorón m
• German: weinerlich (de)
• Ingrian: itkuin, itkuri
• Irish: olagónach
• Polish: bekliwy, płaczliwy (pl)
• Spanish: llorón (es), plañidero (es)

Noun

weepy (plural weepies)

1. Alternative form of weepie