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weepy

weepy

20 3.7
Feeling like you want to cry easily
  • adjective
  • /ˈwiːpi/
translation icon : 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.

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Examples

  • So as I went to bed that night, I wondered what was it that made me so weepy at such a silly scene.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • She's the type of person that gets weepy when she imagines her horse going to sleep and never waking up.

  • I'm getting all weepy.

  • 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

sad
vsweepy
1.0

Feeling unhappy or upset because of something

is a tendency to cry easily rather than general unhappiness
in tears
vsweepy
64 2.0

Crying because you feel very sad or touched

is a tendency to cry easily rather than being in the act of crying
tearful
vsweepy
26 1.8

Showing you are about to cry because of a strong feeling

is an ongoing tendency to cry easily rather than a momentary emotion
teary
vsweepy
21 2.0

Having eyes that look ready to cry

is a general tendency to cry easily rather than a current state
mournful
vsweepy
18 3.9

Feeling deep sadness because of a loss

is a tendency to cry easily rather than plain sorrow
sorrowful
vsweepy
14 3.6

Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment

is a lighter readiness to cry easily rather than profound grief
teary-eyed
vsweepy
9 3.2

With eyes full of tears because of strong feeling or something in the eye

is a general inclination to cry rather than a specific eye condition
maudlin
vsweepy
8 8.0

Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere

is genuine inclination to cry easily rather than theatrical sentimentality
misty-eyed
vsweepy
5 4.8

Eyes are wet with tears because of strong feeling

is a steady tendency to cry easily rather than a brief visual look
doleful
vsweepy
3 8.2

Feeling or showing deep sadness

is more about being inclined to cry easily than plain sadness
dolorous
vsweepy
  • Literature
1 9.9

Feeling or showing deep sadness because of a loss

is a milder inclination to cry easily rather than intense sorrow
heavy-hearted
vsweepy
1 5.4

Feeling very sad and weighed down inside

is a readiness to cry easily rather than long lasting burdened sadness
lachrymose
vsweepy
  • Literature
1 9.9

Showing sadness or making people want to cry

is a personal inclination to cry easily rather than causing tears
waly
vsweepy
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very sad and full of grief

is a modern tendency to cry easily rather than an old speech form

Antonyms

11 4.4

Not showing strong feelings

1 6.3

A person who does not show strong feelings even when hurt or sad

How Tearful

sobbing
69 1.0
weepy
20 3.7
tearful
26 1.8
teary
21 2.0

Surface Forms

weepy positive
weepier comparative
weepiest superlative

Morphology

weepy = weep (transparent) = weep + y

The adjective 'weepy' is transparently derived from the verb 'weep' with the addition of the suffix '-y' indicating a tendency or inclination.

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'.