Plaintive
Plaintive adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Teary-eyed and plaintive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Teary-eyed" instead an adjective "Plaintive".
Nearby Words: plaint, plaintively
Teary-eyed
Teary-eyed adjective - With eyes full of tears.
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Synonyms for Teary-eyed
Plaintive and teary-eyed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plaintive" instead an adjective phrase "Teary-eyed".
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Related pairs
- wailing and plaintive
- wailing and teary-eyed
- sad and plaintive
- sad and teary-eyed
- miserable and plaintive
- miserable and teary-eyed
- lamenting and plaintive
- lamenting and teary-eyed
- nostalgic and plaintive
- nostalgic and teary-eyed
- crying and plaintive
- crying and teary-eyed
- querulous and plaintive
- querulous and teary-eyed
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