tearsome

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪɚ.səm/

Definition of tearsome

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

Marked by tears or weeping

“[...] and they were seen on the holy mountains going with sad and tearsome faces: [...]”
“And then he threw open the bedroom door and she commenced to laugh, but even then, it was a weepy, gasping, tearsome kind of laughter that was purely an overflowing of joy.”
“[...] jane told her parents / a massive tearsome sitdown [...]”

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From tear + -some.

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