'Tearful' definitions:

Definition of 'tearful'

From: WordNet
adjective
Filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties" [ant: dry-eyed, tearless]
adjective
Showing sorrow [syn: dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping]

Definition of 'Tearful'

From: GCIDE
  • Tearful \Tear"ful\, a. Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes. -- {Tear"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Tear"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'tearful'

From: Moby Thesaurus