dry-eyed

dry-eyed
/druy"uyd'/, adj.
not weeping; unmoved.
[1660-70]

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  • dry-eyed — adj not crying …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dry-eyed — [ ,draı aıd ] adjective not crying, although you are in a very sad situation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • dry-eyed — ADJ If you say that someone is dry eyed, you mean that although they are in a very sad situation they are not actually crying. At the funeral he held her hand, but she was dry eyed, composed, for tears achieved nothing. Ant: tearful …   English dictionary

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  • dry-eyed — adjective Not having shed tears. Sometimes implies not made sad (by something) . See Also: dry eye …   Wiktionary

  • dry-eyed — adjective Date: 1667 1. not moved to tears or to empathy 2. marked by the absence of sentimentalism or romanticism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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