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tearily en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɪɹɪli/ (General-American)
• /ˈtɪəɹɪli/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From teary + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a teary manner.
   • When Danna Walker left the second-floor conference room and returned tearily to her desk — where someone had already deposited a packing box for her belongings — her first thought was not of the 14 years she had worked for DHL or the loss of her $37,000-a-year salary. 2009 April 21, Kevin Sack, “With Son in Remission, Family Looks for Coverage”, in New York Times:
   • That's so funny. The cop up there, [the] border patrol officer, like, tearily recounting the incident, y'know? How he nearly died? God, that's funny. 2025 November 10, The Vaush Pit, 1:57 from the start, in HE'S FREE, spoken by Ian Anthony "Vaush" Kochinski:

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