as in emotional
given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears
I'm weepy enough that I even cry at happy endings to movies and books
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Recent Examples of weepy
Cincinnati’s bumper music: The Burrow-less Bengals are weepy, and few bands do sadness like The National.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
There was even a weepy Nicholas Sparks movie on offer called, appropriately, The Choice.
—Sophia Rosenfeld
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
That both of its leading men have suffered some great heartache is obvious from the first minutes of the premiere, directed by Jeremiah Zagar and set to Dan Deacon’s weepy score — even if the precise shape and scope of their losses will take some time to tease out.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
That doesn’t mean every film needs to be a history lesson or depressing or weepy.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
There was even a weepy Nicholas Sparks movie on offer called, appropriately, The Choice.
—Sophia Rosenfeld
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
That both of its leading men have suffered some great heartache is obvious from the first minutes of the premiere, directed by Jeremiah Zagar and set to Dan Deacon’s weepy score — even if the precise shape and scope of their losses will take some time to tease out.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
That doesn’t mean every film needs to be a history lesson or depressing or weepy.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weepy
Adjective
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Ethan has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a condition that can make emotional regulation especially challenging.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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At her father's sentencing in July 2025, Rhianna Stephens made an emotional appeal for leniency.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The 43-year-old educator also posted a tearful video on Instagram apologizing for the error.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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About half way into her testimony, Hurley became tearful.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.—
Michael Granberry,
Dallas News,
17 Jan. 2020
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Paul Thomas Anderson was teary eyed about De Luca after wining Best Director for One Battle After Another.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 Jan. 2026
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The teary eyes were contagious.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Also admirable are other craft elements, notably the camera movement in two interior rotundas to capture the characters spiraling; the lighting of somber dough making scenes; and the use of songs of faith towards solemn worldbuilding, like when the Sisters cut the hair of lachrymose inductees.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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Several days after this lachrymose dinner, a carnival-level event delighted Angelenos of either political persuasion.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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The same sad and sinister menace occupying 1600 Penn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Of course, after a while the thrill of getting caught fades, and sneaking around becomes deeply sad rather than sexy.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Taken together, these habits point to a less sentimental but more durable understanding of love.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Take Your Time First and foremost, experts agree that organizing and decluttering family photos and other sentimental keepsakes cannot be rushed.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Weepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weepy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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