teary
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 5
/ˈtɪəɹi/
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/ˈtɪəɹi/ · /ˈtɪɹi/ · /ˈtɪɚi/(US) · /ˈtiɹi/(US) · /ˈtiɹɪ/ · /ˈtiɹe/ · /ˈtiəɹi/ · /ˈtɛːɹi/
Definition of teary
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
“No wonder Ryan was teary; he missed his parents.”
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adj
-
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 into his girlfriend's teary eyes.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English tery; equivalent to tear + -y.
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