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Definition of Tearfully
1. Adverb. With tears; in a tearful manner. "The man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife"
Definition of Tearfully
1. Adverb. In a tearful manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tearfully
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tearfully
Literary usage of Tearfully
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction, Classical Mediæval, Legendary: Famous by William Shepard Walsh (1915)
"Ladies of high rank visited him in prison and tearfully interceded for his release.
But Judge Morton sternly informed the king that he would resign if a ..."
2. John Bull's Crime: Or, Assaults on Republics by Webster William Davis (1901)
"Citizens of the little republics tearfully implore that the people of the United
States be told the truth concerning their struggles against their ..."
3. Sketches and Recollections of Lynchburg by Margaret Anthony Cabell, William Frederic Holcombe, Louise A. Blunt (1858)
"... left in the musical world a chasm not easily supplied; for who can now play
so sweetly for us those touching old Scotch airs, which tearfully recall the ..."
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