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- [teer-ee]
- /ˈtɪər i/
- /ˈtɪ.ri/
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- [teer-ee]
- /ˈtɪər i/
Definitions of teary word
- adjective teary of or like tears. 1
- abbreviation TEARY tearful. 1
- adjective teary weepy 1
- adjective teary characterized by, covered with, or secreting tears 0
- adjective teary given to weeping; tearful 0
- adjective teary tearful; crying 0
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Origin of teary
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
First recorded in 1325-75, teary is from the Middle English word tery. See tear1, -y1
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Parts of speech for Teary
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
teary popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
teary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for teary
adj teary
- aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
- blubbery — of, containing, or like blubber; fat
- dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
- down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- drizzly — to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle: It drizzled throughout the night.
adjective teary
- bawling — to cry or wail lustily.
- cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
- crying — notorious; lamentable (esp in the phrase crying shame)
- dampish — (obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky.
- maudlin — tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
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