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given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears
- a tearful woman who can be counted on to cry at every wedding, anniversary, and funeral
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2
causing unhappiness
- the tearful end to what had once been a close friendship
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“Tearful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tearful. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of tearful was circa 1586
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