weepy
Given to tears
Weepy describes someone prone to crying or tearful at the moment: She gets weepy at weddings, I've been feeling weepy all day.
It also describes things designed to provoke tears—a weepy movie, a weepy ballad.
The tone is mildly dismissive, suggesting excessive or sentimental emotion rather than dignified grief.
Prone to weeping
- teary-eyedEyes welling up
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- cryingEmotional tear release
sniffling · blubbering · red-eyed · bawling · whimpering · sniveling · lachrymose · tissues
Excessively sentimental
- maudlinExcessively tearful sentiment
- mawkishUnpleasantly overemotional
- schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
gushy · soapy · nostalgic · tender · heartfelt · touching · wistful · romantic
Easily affected emotionally
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
emotional · temperamental · moody · quivering · trembling · overwhelmed · touched · empathetic
Filled with grief
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
- forlornSad and abandoned
- woefulExtremely sad or pitiful
mournful · despondent · crestfallen · glum · downcast · dejected · heartbroken · grief-stricken
Emotionally manipulative entertainment
- melodramaSensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- HallmarkDistinctive identifying feature
- chick-flickMovie aimed at women
- catharticEmotionally releasing, relieving
tearful
Prone to weeping
- teary-eyedEyes welling up
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
crying · sniffling · blubbering · red-eyed · bawling · whimpering · sniveling · lachrymose · tissues · handkerchief
sappy
Excessively sentimental
- maudlinExcessively tearful sentiment
- mawkishUnpleasantly overemotional
- schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
syrupy · gushy · soapy · nostalgic · tender · heartfelt · touching · wistful · romantic · soft-hearted
sensitive
Easily affected emotionally
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- vulnerableOpen to attack
thin-skinned · emotional · temperamental · moody · quivering · trembling · overwhelmed · touched · empathetic · tender-hearted
sorrowful
Filled with grief
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
- forlornSad and abandoned
woeful · mournful · despondent · crestfallen · glum · downcast · dejected · heartbroken · grief-stricken · inconsolable
tearjerker
Emotionally manipulative entertainment
- melodramaSensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- HallmarkDistinctive identifying feature
- chick-flickMovie aimed at women
- slang moodsbummed, chill, cranky, edgy, grumpy
- emotionaldramatic, hysterical, tearful, melodramatic, histrionic
- sadnesssad, unhappy, grief, sorrowful, heartbroken
- tearjerkerstearjerker, tearjerkers, sob story, sob stories, sad movie
- dejectiondejected, despondent, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited
- melodramavillain, heroine, hero, damsel in distress, happy ending
- weeping willowTree with pendulous branches
- read 'em and weepTaunt when showing winning hand
- weeping and wailing
- weep openly
- weeping cherryOrnamental tree, pendulous limbs
- weeping womanFemale figure in tears
weeping, weep, weeper, weepers, weepier, weepie, weepiest, weepies, weepiness