Tearily
/ˈtɪəɹɪli/ adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a teary manner.
"When Danna Walker left the second-floor conference room and returned tearily to her desk — where someone had already deposited a packing box for her belongings — her first thought was not of the 14 years she had worked for DHL or the loss of her $37,000-a-year salary."
Example
More examples"When Danna Walker left the second-floor conference room and returned tearily to her desk — where someone had already deposited a packing box for her belongings — her first thought was not of the 14 years she had worked for DHL or the loss of her $37,000-a-year salary."
Etymology
From teary + -ly.