weepy

[ wee-pee ]

/ ˈwi pi /

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adjective, weep·i·er, weep·i·est.

weeping or tending to weep; tearful; lachrymose.

Informal. sad or sentimental, especially to the point of causing one to weep: a movie with a weepy ending.

exuding water or other moisture; leaky; seepy.

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Origin of weepy

First recorded in 1595–1605; weep¹ + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM weepy

weep·i·ness, noun

Words nearby weepy

weeping, weeping fig, weeping golden bell, weeping ivy, weeping willow, weepy, weever, weevil, weevily, weewee, w.e.f.

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How to use weepy in a sentence

Contrary to that weepy court testimony, Rittenhouse mostly spoke with a calm voice as he swung at Carlson’s softballs.
The ironic spectacle of Kyle Rittenhouse’s Tucker Carlson interview|Jamil Smith|November 23, 2021|Vox
I ran outside, then did burpees inside, then shuffled along to Billy Blanks’s delightful quarantine workouts, and finally I laid around for a couple of months, weepy and lost.
The money we didn’t spend in 2020|Vox Staff|December 31, 2020|Vox
“My character was only intended to be in the pilot, and started out very weepy and pining for Archer,” says Greer.
‘Archer’ Season 6 Preview: Cast and Crew on Rebranding and Dropping ISIS|Marlow Stern|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Newt Gingrich may talk a tough game, but in December the former speaker of the House got weepy when asked about his mother.
10 Politicians Who Turned on the Tears in Public From Obama to Muskie||November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST

After discussing his political legacy, Bush talked about his family—and got weepy.
10 Politicians Who Turned on the Tears in Public From Obama to Muskie||November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The tone is reminiscent of a weepy young girl used to being able to get her way.
Casey Anthony Speaks|Diane Dimond|June 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Among a large group of younger fans, he will always be best known for his role in the weepy The Notebook.
Ryan Gosling: On Blue Valentine and Michelle Williams|Nicole LaPorte|December 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We had a weepy dinner and Mom and Dad had each had a couple glasses of wine, which was a lot for them.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
It had been on of those dull, weepy days when a sullen drizzle clouded sky and earth.
Ralestone Luck|Andre Norton
To a weepy-waily woman he would have offered the same courtesies, but she would not have drawn his thoughts in any manner.
The Pagan Madonna|Harold MacGrath
"I'm not sure if I don't feel a little bit weepy myself," said Maisie Talbot.
The New Girl at St. Chad's|Angela Brazil
Miss De Voe's life and surroundings were not exactly weepy ones, and when tears came they meant much.
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him|Paul Leicester Ford

British Dictionary definitions for weepy

weepy

/ (ˈwiːpɪ) informal /

adjective weepier or weepiest

liable or tending to weep

noun plural weepies

a romantic and sentimental film or book

Derived forms of weepy

weepily, adverbweepiness, noun

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