Teary-Eyed

Pronunciation: /ˈtɪri-aɪd/

Definitions of teary-eyed

adjective describing someone who has tears in their eyes, typically due to being emotional or upset

Example Sentences

A1 She was teary-eyed after watching a sad movie.

A2 The child became teary-eyed when he lost his favorite toy.

B1 The bride was teary-eyed as she walked down the aisle.

B2 The soldier's family was teary-eyed as they welcomed him home from deployment.

C1 The audience was teary-eyed during the emotional performance.

C2 He was teary-eyed as he listened to the heartfelt speech at the award ceremony.

Examples of teary-eyed in a Sentence

formal She was teary-eyed as she accepted the award for her humanitarian work.

informal I got a little teary-eyed watching that heartwarming movie.

slang The ending of that show always makes me so teary-eyed.

figurative The beauty of the sunset left me teary-eyed with its magnificence.

Grammatical Forms of teary-eyed

• past tense: teary-eyed
• plural: teary-eyed
• comparative: more teary-eyed
• superlative: most teary-eyed
• present tense: teary-eyed
• future tense: will be teary-eyed
• perfect tense: have been teary-eyed
• continuous tense: being teary-eyed
• singular: teary-eyed
• positive degree: teary-eyed
• infinitive: to be teary-eyed
• gerund: being teary-eyed
• participle: teary-eyed

Origin and Evolution of teary-eyed

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'teary-eyed' originated from the combination of the word 'teary' meaning full of tears and 'eyed' referring to the eyes.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe someone with tears in their eyes, 'teary-eyed' has evolved to also convey emotions such as sadness, sentimentality, or being moved to tears.