- dry-eyed
- adjectivefree from tears (Freq. 1)• Syn: ↑tearless• Similar to: ↑dry
* * *
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ \ adjective1. : not moved to tears or to sympathy2. : marked by the absence of sentimentalism or romanticisman exercise in dry-eyed nostalgia — Edith Oliver
* * *
/druy"uyd'/, adj.not weeping; unmoved.[1660-70]* * *
dryˈ-eyed adjectiveTearless• • •Main Entry: ↑dry* * *
dry-eyed UK [ˌdraɪ ˈaɪd] US adjectivenot crying, although you are in a very sad situationThesaurus: showing no emotions and unaffected by emotionssynonym* * *
dry-eyed «DRY YD», adjective.unable to weep; tearless: »The next day I packed my bag and took dry-eyed leave of the Morpions (Punch).
* * *
adj. (of a person) not cryingJanet was dry-eyed and stoical under assault
* * *
/ˈdraıˌaıd/ adj: not cryingShe was dry-eyed during the funeral but cried all the way home afterwards.
* * *
not crying•
She remained dry-eyed throughout the trial.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.