What does untearfully mean?
Untearfully means Not tearfully; without tears..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
Not tearfully; without tears..
Perhaps we have no right to complain of the obliteration of these memorials of antiquity by the plough; the living are more than the dead, and in this case it may be said that we are only following the Artemisian example in consuming (in our daily bread) minute portions of the ashes of our old relations, albeit untearfully, with a cheerful countenance.
These advertisements linger somewhere between pride and indignation—"I've only had three hours of sleep!" we cry, untearfully, as we stir coffees and the hearts of friends for comfort.
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Untearfully means Not tearfully; without tears..
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Perhaps we have no right to complain of the obliteration of these memorials of antiquity by the plough; the living are more than the dead, and in this case it may be said that we are only following the Artemisian example in consuming (in our daily bread) minute portions of the ashes of our old relations, albeit untearfully, with a cheerful countenance.
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