ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tearsome

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈtɪɚ.səm/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Tearsome is an adjective meaning Marked by tears or weeping.

Meaning

Marked by tears or weeping.

Example Sentences

[...] jane told her parents / a massive tearsome sitdown [...]
[...] 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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tearful, watery, cryful, tearjerking, tearstreaked, teary-eyed.

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