English Explanatory Dictionary

weepy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.
  2. Of a film or book etc.: full of tragic melodrama.
noun
  1. Alternative form of weepie.

Pronunciation

/ˈwiːpi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-weepy.wav

Word forms

weepy weepier weepiest weepies

Etymology

From weep + -y.

Synonyms

larmoyant maudlin teary cryey crysome lachrymate lachrymose moist sobful tearful watery weepy

Related words

weeper weeping

Derived words

forty weepy weepy creepy weepy
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