Emotional and Teary

Emotional

Emotional adjective - Having or expressing great depth of feeling.

Teary and emotional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Teary" instead an adjective "Emotional".

Teary

Teary adjective - Given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears.
Usage example: he's one of those teary drunks who sees fit to bore the other bar patrons with his sad stories

Emotional and teary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emotional" instead an adjective "Teary".

Nearby Words: tear, tearful, tearing, tearless, tearfully

Both words in one sentence

  • Aren't You Going to Ravish Me? Asagi later wakes up in Kojou's bed half-dressed and becomes emotional and teary-eyed over what she thinks may have happened.
  • It is notable that her live performances of this song are extremely emotional (with her even becoming teary-eyed).
  • Manga / Seishun Kouryakuhon Tender Tears: Isezaki's not above getting teary over emotional events, such as leaving the kyudo club or when he realizes that they're all going to separate after graduation.
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