weepy

American  

[wee-pee] / ˈwi pi /

adjective

weepier, weepiest

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.

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weepy British  

/ ˈwiːpɪ /

adjective

1. liable or tending to weep

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noun

1. a romantic and sentimental film or book

Other Word Forms

• weepily adverb
• weepiness noun

Etymology

Origin of weepy

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

Example Sentences

They arrive in a blubbery, excited tornado of relief and weepy apologies and hugs and more hugs.

From Literature

Because his wife Nancy was in the house, he said, he played “My Valentine,” a weepy piano ballad anyone but Nancy probably would’ve gladly exchanged for “Junior’s Farm” or “Drive My Car.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It is elegiac, but it isn’t weepy,” John said of the film when he first scored it, never imagining the sudden tragic fate of his young friend.

From Los Angeles Times

Pictures of a weepy Rachel Reeves dominated the newspaper front pages and TV news after her tearful appearance at Prime Minister's Questions earlier this week.

From BBC

While I had my hair and makeup done in front of the hotel window overlooking the faux Eiffel Tower, with the Bellagio fountain going off every 30 minutes, I was weepy.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• howling
• teary
• teary-eyed