teary
adjAU, UK /ˈtɪəɹi/ · US /ˈtɪɚi/
Etymology From Middle English tery; equivalent to tear + -y.
1
Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
- No wonder Ryan was teary; he missed his parents.
2
Of eyes, filled with tears.
- Wade looked into his girlfriend's teary eyes.
- Derived terms
- tearily, teariness, teary-eyed