Definitions
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- adverb In a
tearjerking manner.
Etymologies
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tearjerking + -ly
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Examples
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After witnessing the unhappy fates of the previous generation and the circumstances that gave rise to the following one, there's something almost tearjerkingly pathetic about the latter's class picture, just before a violent, fiery anti-hero riot closes out this opening montage:
Archive 2009-03-22 2009
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The house-made crimson dip that comes with the fried treats is tearjerkingly spicy.
East Bay Express Anneli Rufus 2010
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