TEARFULLY

tearfully

(adverb) with tears; in a tearful manner; “the man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

tearfully (comparative more tearfully, superlative most tearfully)

In a tearful manner.

Source: Wiktionary


TEARFUL

Tear"ful, a.

Definition: Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes.

– Tear"ful*ly, adv.

– Tear"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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