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teary-eyed

teary-eyed adjective: having tears in one's eyes, as if from crying.

Adjective

teary-eyed (comparative more teary-eyed, superlative most teary-eyed)

  1. Having tears in one's eyes, as if from crying.

Forms of teary-eyed

comparativemore teary-eyed
superlativemost teary-eyed

Questions about teary-eyed

What does teary-eyed mean?
Teary-eyed means having tears in one's eyes, as if from crying.
What part of speech is teary-eyed?
Teary-eyed is an adjective.

Words near teary-eyed in the dictionary

  1. teart
  2. tearthumb
  3. tearthumbs
  4. teartness
  5. teary
  6. teary-eyed
  7. teas
  8. teasable
  9. teasably
  10. Teasdale
  11. Teasdales

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