Meaning

2 senses
  1. Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.

    Aaron got a little tearful until Laura came to reassure him.

    tränenreich

    глаза́ на мо́кром ме́стеglazá na mókrom méste, по́лный слёзpólnyj sljoz, в слеза́хv slezáx

  2. Sorrowful.

    печа́льныйpečálʹnyj

More definitions
  • filled with or marked by tears
  • showing sorrow

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom's tearful pleas were ignored.

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  2. Tom made a tearful apology.

    ruТом слезливо извинился.

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  3. When I drink too much, I get nostalgic and often tearful.

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  4. Rima grabbed Ziri in a tearful hug.

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  5. Ziri, Rima, and their kids had a tearful family reunion.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
accompanied by tears:
sorrowful:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
accompanied by tears:

Origin

From tear + -ful.

From tear + -ful.

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