weepy
20
3.7
- adjective
- /ˈwiːpi/
:
lloroso
- But you looked up at me with these big, weepy eyes.
- get weepy
- feel weepy
- weepy-eyed
And I got weepy, 'cause they're like, this era is over.
- And I got weepy, 'cause they're like, this era is over.
- They make me feel weepy all the time with their incredible energy to effect change.
- But it doesn't mean that there aren't some very weepy men, some of whom I think you've had on this podcast, right?
- And, and, you know, so I'm looking into the, the, the weepy eyes of someone who's saying I, you know, I'm desperate to know that there's a plan.
- When I heard about you, Latrice, and all of the wonderful stuff that you do for so many people, it it actually makes me weepy.
- So as I went to bed that night, I wondered what was it that made me so weepy at such a silly scene?
- There is sleepy, weepy and smiley is what it says.
Examples
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So as I went to bed that night, I wondered what was it that made me so weepy at such a silly scene.
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The past few days have been a blur of feverish writing and weepy, confused loneliness.
Fiction book (1998) -
They make me feel weepy all the time with their incredible energy to effect change.
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I felt quite weepy last year until Dr. Rumsey gave me those pills.
Fiction book (1996) -
I dreaded the moment when I'd walk out the front door for the last time, weepy and emotional.
Academic text (2010) -
And so I always get really weepy and emotional on big milestone days because you become so present to how quickly your life is passing you by.
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She's the type of person that gets weepy when she imagines her horse going to sleep and never waking up.
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I'm getting all weepy.
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Then he rocked all afternoon on the gallery in a weepy daze while the beans burned.
Fiction book (1998) -
Watching the emotional scene made her really feel weepy and she couldn't hold back her tears.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling unhappy or upset because of something
64
2.0
Crying because you feel very sad or touched
26
1.8
Showing you are about to cry because of a strong feeling
21
2.0
Having eyes that look ready to cry
18
3.9
Feeling deep sadness because of a loss
14
3.6
Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment
9
3.2
With eyes full of tears because of strong feeling or something in the eye
8
8.0
Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere
5
4.8
Eyes are wet with tears because of strong feeling
3
8.2
Feeling or showing deep sadness
1
9.9
Feeling or showing deep sadness because of a loss
1
5.4
Feeling very sad and weighed down inside
1
9.9
Showing sadness or making people want to cry
Feeling very sad and full of grief
Antonyms
How Tearful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Weepy comes from the old verb weep, which means 'to cry', plus the ending -y that often means 'full of' or 'likely to', as in sleepy or happy. So weepy means 'likely to cry'.