weepy

[ wee-pee ]

adjective

, weep·i·er, weep·i·est.

1. weeping weep weeping or tending to weep; tearful; lachrymose.
2. Informal. sad or sentimental, especially to the point of causing one to weep:

   a movie with a weepy ending.

3. exuding water or other moisture; leaky; seepy.

weepy

/ ˈwiːpɪ /

adjective

1. liable or tending to weep

noun

1. a romantic and sentimental film or book

Derived Forms

• ˈweepily, adverb
• ˈweepiness, noun

Other Words From

• weepi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of weepy¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; weep ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

During the day, weepy and drained, I grappled to find a balance between keeping informed of the latest news and tending to my mental health.

From Time

Contrary to that weepy court testimony, Rittenhouse mostly spoke with a calm voice as he swung at Carlson’s softballs.

From 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.

From Vox

“My character was only intended to be in the pilot, and started out very weepy and pining for Archer,” says Greer.

From The 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.

From The Daily Beast

After discussing his political legacy, Bush talked about his family—and got weepy.

From The Daily Beast

The tone is reminiscent of a weepy young girl used to being able to get her way.

From The Daily Beast

Among a large group of younger fans, he will always be best known for his role in the weepy The Notebook.

From The 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.

From Project Gutenberg

It had been on of those dull, weepy days when a sullen drizzle clouded sky and earth.

From Project Gutenberg

To a weepy-waily woman he would have offered the same courtesies, but she would not have drawn his thoughts in any manner.

From Project Gutenberg

"I'm not sure if I don't feel a little bit weepy myself," said Maisie Talbot.

From Project Gutenberg

Miss De Voe's life and surroundings were not exactly weepy ones, and when tears came they meant much.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• howling
• teary
• teary-eyed