weepiest

Shedding most tears

Weepiest is the superlative of weepy—most inclined to cry or most tearful.

It describes the person or thing most prone to tears in a group: She was the weepiest of the three sisters at the funeral.

Also applies to sentimental media: That's the weepiest movie I've ever seen.

tearful

lachrymose

Prone to crying

watery · blubbering · sniveling · whimpering · crybaby · wailing · sniffles · misty-eyed · red-eyed · crying

mournful

grief-stricken

Overwhelmed by profound loss

lamenting · grieving · anguished · desolate · forlorn · despairing · woeful · doleful · plaintive · sorrowful

melancholic

wistful

Sadly longing for something

poignant · yearning · heartrending · touching · tender · evocative · moving · affecting · emotional · stirring

sentimental

maudlin

Excessively tearful sentiment

  • schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
  • sappyExcessively sentimental
  • mushySoft or saccharine

saccharine · cloying · overwrought · melodramatic · soppy · gushing · treacly · corny · cheesy · bathetic

Opposites
emotional expressiveness

weepieststoic

Uncomplaining endurer of hardship

stoniest · driest · coldest · iciest · coolest

emotional valence/mood

weepiesthappiest

Superlative of joyful

merriest · sunniest · chirpiest · giddiest

Family

weepier, weepies

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G