adj., -i·er, -i·est.
- Filled or wet with tears: teary eyes.
- Of or resembling tears.
- Causing weeping: a teary movie; a teary goodbye.
- Inclined to weep: He becomes teary when he reminisces.
teariness tear'i·ness n.
Dictionary:
tear·y (tîr'ē)
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| Thesaurus: teary |
adjective
| WordNet: teary |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
with eyes full of tears
Synonyms: teary-eyed, watery-eyed
| Translations: Teary |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tårefyldt
Nederlands (Dutch)
met tranen bedekt
Français (French)
adj. - en larmes, larmoyant, ému, éploré
Deutsch (German)
adj. - mit Tränen bedeckt
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δακρύβρεκτος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - choroso
Русский (Russian)
мокрый от слез
Español (Spanish)
adj. - lloroso, conmovedor
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tår-, tårfylld, med tårar
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
哭泣的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 哭泣的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 눈물의, 눈물이 곧 떨어질듯한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 涙にぬれた, 涙の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) باك, دامع
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - בוכה, שטוף דמעות, דומה לדמעה
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