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teary | tearily |

As an adjective teary

is of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.

As an adverb tearily is

in a teary manner.

teary

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
    • No wonder Ryan was teary ; He missed his parents.
  • Of eyes, filled with tears.
    • Wade looked through his girlfriend's teary eyes.

    Synonyms

    * (person) * (eyes) tear-filled, wet

    Antonyms

    * (person) dry-eyed * (eyes) dry

    Derived terms

    * teary-eyed

    tearily

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a teary manner.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=April 21, author=Kevin Sack, title=With Son in Remission, Family Looks for Coverage, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=When Danna Walker left the second-floor conference room and returned tearily to her desk — where someone had already deposited a packing box for her belongings — her first thought was not of the 14 years she had worked for DHL or the loss of her $37,000-a-year salary. }}