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Etymology
Etymology tree English tearful Middle English -ly English -ly English tearfully From tearful + -ly.
Meanings
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In a tearful manner.
She was on her knees with her arms round Andrew's neck before he could prevent her. Her eyes were tearfully agleam, as, audibly reckless, she sobbed[.]
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 159:Ellis on Tuesday tearfully confessed to the felony of aiding and abetting false statements that she and other lawyers told Peach State lawmakers.
2023 October 25, Stephen Collinson, “Trump rages as former acolytes turn against him under legal heat”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more tearfully | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most tearfully | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |