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

“You’re right, sweetheart. I like how you look on the bright side. Now please, play some happy songs too. Your abuela’s songs are so weepy.”

From Literature

Mrs. Wigginbottom’s jowly face peered over my aunt’s shoulder, looking red and weepy as she pressed a white hankie to her nose.

From Literature

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

Related Words

• howling
• teary
• teary-eyed