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tearfulness

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tear·ful  (tîrfl)
adj.
1. Filled with or accompanied by tears: tearful eyes; a tearful farewell.
2. So piteous as to excite tears: a tearful melodrama.
tearful·ly adv.
tearful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tearfulnesstearfulness - sadness expressed by weeping        
weepiness
sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being


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Seated with his back towards her on a sofa which stood against the wall on a line with the door by which she had entered, she saw Will Ladislaw: close by him and turned towards him with a flushed tearfulness which gave a new brilliancy to her face sat Rosamond, her bonnet hanging back, while Will leaning towards her clasped both her upraised hands in his and spoke with low-toned fervor.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
"Ah--that's owing to an accident--a misunderstanding; and we won't argue it," Tess answered, with tearfulness in her words.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
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