Cheering
Cheering adjective - Making one feel good inside.
Teary
Teary adjective - Causing unhappiness.
Usage example: a teary ending to what had been up to that point a lighthearted movie
Both words in one sentence
- Then we are given his back-story and suddenly you find yourself getting all teary-eyed over the fact that he is killed, instead of cheering wildly as should be appropriate for the scum.
Source: Unintentionally Sympathetic
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