Teary and Unfortunate

Teary

Teary adjective - Causing unhappiness.
Usage example: a teary ending to what had been up to that point a lighthearted movie

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

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

Unfortunate

Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.

Teary and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Teary" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".

Nearby Word: unfortunately
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