Cryey
//ˈkɹaɪi// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Inclined to cry; tearful. rare
"S'pose you had n't ever in all your hull life been called “my dear;” and you was all kind of shakin' and chokin' and cryey, and glad and sorry to once with hearin' it, could you go and spile it right straight off by ownin' up you had n't no claim to it?"
Example
More examples"S'pose you had n't ever in all your hull life been called “my dear;” and you was all kind of shakin' and chokin' and cryey, and glad and sorry to once with hearin' it, could you go and spile it right straight off by ownin' up you had n't no claim to it?"
Etymology
From cry + -ey.
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