weepier; weepiest
: inclined to weep : tearful

Examples of weepy in a Sentence

She started getting weepy when she talked about her mother. I'm weepy enough that I even cry at happy endings to movies and books.
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Anyone in the room was likely weepy a few times throughout the night, but no one at home needed to worry about finding their tissues. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025 Shyne, who is also the cinematographer, finds terrific beauty in Carlie’s face with its weepy eyes and silvered hair peeking out from his cap. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025 The weepy confessions are, ostensibly, gestures toward intimacy. Maytal Eyal, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025 That doesn’t mean every film has to be a history lesson or depressing, or weepy or political or provocative or wear its issues on its sleeve. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for weepy 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of weepy was in the 15th century

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“Weepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weepy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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