tearful

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  1. adjective Filled with or accompanied by tears: tearful eyes; a tearful farewell.
  2. adjective So piteous as to excite tears: a tearful melodrama.

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  • Eventually Mother dispensed with Peter's services, he left hurriedly and furtively and we had to cope with a tragic, tearful, and wildly indignant Margo, who, dressed in her most flowing and gloomy clothing for the event, played her part magnificently. —  The Millions
  • If the patients becomes tearful, the doctor can provide silence to allow the patient to respond, or the doctor may ask about what the patient is feeling. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • A tearful, apologetic Eddie Burke pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanour charges for grabbing at a waitress's crotch, then offering to pay her $400 to keep her from reporting him to the police. —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
  • He recalled a tearful discussion with his mother in a car after dropping off his brother, who was being sent to Iraq, at a military base. —  Macleans.ca
  • Helpless and tearful, all I could do was cradle Peanuts 'warm twisted body in my hands and promise revenge, though not constructive thoughts, understandable nonetheless. —  Summit Daily News - Top Stories
 

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sorrowful ·  heartfelt ·  impassioned ·  piteous ·  plaintive ·  wistful ·  wordless ·  doleful ·  tremulous ·  downcast ·  rueful ·  reproachful
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