ALL meanings of tearful
tear·ful
T t - adjective tearful full of tears; weeping. 1
- adjective tearful causing tears: the tearful story of his poverty. 1
- adjective tearful person: verging on tears 1
- adjective tearful person: in tears 1
- adjective tearful gesture: showing sadness 1
- adjective tearful occasion: sad 1
- adjective tearful If someone is tearful, their face or voice shows signs that they have been crying or that they want to cry. 0
- adjective tearful about to cry 0
- adjective tearful accompanying or indicative of weeping 0
- adjective tearful tending to produce tears; sad 0
- adjective tearful in tears; weeping 0
- adjective tearful causing tears; sad 0