tearfully

/tˈɪɹfəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

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adv

"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[.]"
"Ellis on Tuesday tearfully confessed to the felony of aiding and abetting false statements that she and other lawyers told Peach State lawmakers."

Etymology tree English tearful Middle English -ly English -ly English tearfully From tearful + -ly.

more tearfully (comparative) most tearfully (superlative)

cheerfully

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How do you pronounce tearfully?

The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɪɹfəli/.

What does tearfully mean?

In a tearful manner.

Where does tearfully come from?

Etymology tree English tearful Middle English -ly English -ly English tearfully From tearful + -ly.

How to pronounce tearfully

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