Adjective: tearful teer-ful [N. Amer], teer-fûl [Brit]
- Filled with or marked by tears
"tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties"
- Showing sorrow
"The tearful expression on his face revealed his inner pain";
- dolorous, dolourous [Brit, non-standard], lachrymose, weeping
See also: liquid, misty-eyed, sniffly, snuffling, snuffly, sorrowful, swimming, teary, teary-eyed, watery-eyed, weepy
Antonym: dry-eyed
Encyclopedia: Tearful