tearily
UK/ˈtɪəɹɪli/US/ˈtɪɹɪli/
tearily adverb: in a teary manner.
Adverb
tearily (comparative more tearily, superlative most tearily)
- In a teary manner.
- When Danna Walker left the second-floor conference room and returned tearily to her desk — where someone had already deposited a packing box for her belongings — her first thought was not of the 14 years she had worked for DHL or the loss of her $37,000-a-year salary.2009 April 21, Kevin Sack, “With Son in Remission, Family Looks for Coverage”, in New York Times
- That's so funny. The cop up there, [the] border patrol officer, like, tearily recounting the incident, y'know? How he nearly died? God, that's funny.2025 November 10, The Vaush Pit, 1:57 from the start, in HE'S FREE, spoken by Ian Anthony "Vaush" Kochinski
Forms of tearily
| comparative | more tearily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tearily |
Origin of tearily
From teary + -ly.
Words that rhyme with tearily
Questions about tearily
- What does tearily mean?
- Tearily means in a teary manner.
- What part of speech is tearily?
- Tearily is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce tearily?
- Tearily is pronounced /ˈtɪəɹɪli/ (UK).
Words near tearily in the dictionary
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