weep´i|ness

weep´i|ness
weep|y «WEE pee», adjective, weep|i|er, weep|i|est, noun, plural weep|ies.
–adj.
1. Informal. inclined to weep; tearful: »

the bold dragoon sang…with such pathos…that his audience felt almost weepy (George du Maurier).

2. British Dialect. exuding moisture; oozy; moist: »

An old marlpit full of black water, where weepy, hairy moss hangs around the stumps of the willows and alders (Rudyard Kipling).

–n.
British Slang. weepie.
weep´i|ly, adverb.
weep´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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