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/tear"ee uyd'/, adj.with tears welling up in one's eyes: teary-eyed mourners.
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teary-eyed — adjective with eyes full of tears • Syn: ↑teary, ↑watery eyed • Similar to: ↑tearful * * * /tear ee uyd /, adj. with tears welling up in one s eyes: teary eyed mourners. * * * adj [more teary eyed; most teary eyed] : having eyes that are wet … Useful english dictionary
teary — adjective with eyes full of tears • Syn: ↑teary eyed, ↑watery eyed • Similar to: ↑tearful … Useful english dictionary
teary — adjective /ˈtɪəri/ a) Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry. No wonder Ryan was teary; He missed his parents. b) Of eyes, filled with tears. Wade looked through his girlfriends teary eyes. Syn: tear filled, wet … Wiktionary
dewy-eyed — adjective exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity childlike trust dewy eyed innocence listened in round eyed wonder • Syn: ↑childlike, ↑wide eyed, ↑round eyed, ↑simple … Useful english dictionary
watery-eyed — adjective with eyes full of tears • Syn: ↑teary, ↑teary eyed • Similar to: ↑tearful … Useful english dictionary
dewy-eyed — adjective a) Having eyes with a moist, glistening appearance, especially as indicating that one is on the verge of crying or that one is experiencing strong emotions. One she saw clearly a dewy eyed, lovely woman who murmured loving, broken words … Wiktionary
bleary-eyed — leary eyed adj. having eyes sore or unfocused, due to weariness or excessive drinking; same as {blear eyed[1]}. Syn: blear, bleary. [WordNet 1.5] 2. same as {teary}. [R.] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bleary-eyed — blear′y eyed or blear′ eyed adj. having inflamed or teary eyes • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
misty-eyed — /mɪsti ˈaɪd/ (say mistee uyd) adjective 1. slightly teary: we were all misty eyed at the end of her farewell speech. 2. sentimental: a misty eyed view of childhood …
