tearfully
tearfully · more tearfully · most tearfully
In a tearful mannerIn a tearful manner.
US/tˈɪɹfəli/
» They hugged tearfully.
Meaning
1 sensesIn a tearful manner.
with tears; in a tearful manner
Examples
6 sentencesThey hugged tearfully.
Tom tearfully recalled how his father savagely had beaten his mother.
Linda tearfully begged Dan for forgiveness.
Yuri tearfully asked Martha to give him another chance.
Linda tearfully confessed to Dan that she had been cheating on him.
Forms
more tearfully, most tearfully| Comparative | more tearfully Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most tearfully |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtearful
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb