weepy

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   inclined to cry, or feeling close to tears

   She felt weepy after reading the farewell letter but tried not to show it.

2. 2
   adj

   sentimental and calculated to make an audience cry, especially of a film, book, or story

   The novel becomes weepy near the end, with several melodramatic reunions.

Formed in English from weep + -y, literally 'inclined to weep.' The adjective was later extended from a tearful person to sentimental entertainment intended to provoke tears.

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