tearstained en · ADJ
Etymology
From tear + stained.
Meanings
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Stained with tears.
With tear-stained eyes, he watched his king still struggling like an earl with the worm.
1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 45:She sniffled and wiped her nose on her already tearstained blouse.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most tearstained | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more tearstained | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| tear-stained | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
hu könnyáztatta (stained with tears)