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tear-stained

tear-stained is the alternative form of tearstained.

Meaning of tearstained

Adjective

tearstained (comparative more tearstained, superlative most tearstained)

  1. Stained with tears.
    • She sniffled and wiped her nose on her already tearstained blouse.

Forms of tear-stained

comparativemore tear-stained
superlativemost tear-stained

Questions about tear-stained

What is tear-stained the alternative form of?
Tear-stained is the alternative form of tearstained.

Words near tear-stained in the dictionary

  1. tear-mouth
  2. tear-mouths
  3. tear-off
  4. tear-offs
  5. tear-pit
  6. tear-stained
  7. tear-throat
  8. tear-throats
  9. tear-up
  10. tear-ups
  11. tearable

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