Weepy

//ˈwiːpi// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of weepie. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.
  2. 2
    Of a film or book etc.: full of tragic melodrama. informal

    "When Tomorrow Comes was probably some sort of weepy love story which always got him laughing like a drain, often leading to his physical removal from the one and nines."

Adjective
  1. 1
    liable to weep easily wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
tearfulblubberingcryingdissolved in tearsexcretoryexudative

Example

More examples

"She cried all morning and was still weepy at dinnertime."

Etymology

From weep + -y.

Related phrases

creepy weepyforty weepy weepy

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