weepy

Everyday

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 →

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.