tearfully

English

Etymology

From tearful +‎ -ly.

Adverb

tearfully (comparative more tearfully, superlative most tearfully)

  1. In a tearful manner.
    • 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 159:
      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[.]
    • 2023 October 25, Stephen Collinson, “Trump rages as former acolytes turn against him under legal heat”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Ellis on Tuesday tearfully confessed to the felony of aiding and abetting false statements that she and other lawyers told Peach State lawmakers.
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