weepy
part of speech
adjective (weepy, weepier, weepiest); noun (a weepy, weepies — informal)
meaning for a pupil
1) Ready to cry, or crying easily, often because you are tired or sad. tree →
2) (informal) Of a film, book or song: sad and likely to make people cry. tree →
3) (noun, informal) A sad film or story that makes people cry. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in everyday family talk: "She's weepy because she's overtired." People call a sad film "a weepy" or "a real tear-jerker". It is a gentle, informal word.
examples
- The baby gets weepy when she needs a nap. tree →
- I felt a bit weepy on the last day of school. tree →
- That film is such a weepy; bring tissues! tree →
- Mum always cries at weepy films. tree →
- The song is quite weepy, but beautiful. tree →
- Grandad went weepy when he saw the old photos. tree →
- ‘“What is the good of telling me that?” he asked, in a weepy voice; “you know I cannot even walk as far as that palm.” tree →
note
Comparative: weepier, weepiest. From "weep" (to cry; past "wept"). It is informal. Feeling weepy is normal and nothing to be ashamed of.
Trees and pragmatics
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