Sentimental and Teary

Sentimental

Sentimental adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.

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

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

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

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

Both words in one sentence

  • The World Is Just Awesome If you're reading it with the right mindset, this page, all by itself can cause you to get all sentimental and teary-eyed at how cool the world really, truly is.
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