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Meaning of tearsome | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
ˈtɪɚ.səm

Definitions

Marked by tears or weeping

Examples

“[...] and they were seen on the holy mountains going with sad and tearsome faces: [...]”
“And then he threw open the bedroom door and she commenced to laugh, but even then, it was a weepy, gasping, tearsome kind of laughter that was purely an overflowing of joy.”
“[...] jane told her parents / a massive tearsome sitdown [...]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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