What does tearsome mean?
Tearsome means Marked by tears or weeping.
Tearsome
/ˈtɪɚ.səm/ · adjective
Meaning
Marked by tears or weeping.
Example Sentences
[...] 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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Word Forms
- more tearsome
- most tearsome
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[...] and they were seen on the holy mountains going with sad and tearsome faces: [...]
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