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Definition of "watery-eyed" [watery-eyed]

  • With eyes full of tears (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "watery-eyed" in a sentence
  • "The stand-up comedian didn't stick solely to films that could show off just how that watery-eyed stare could cut right through you: his next film in 2009 was the animated comedy, "G-Force.""
  • "But there I sat, a few nights ago, watery-eyed as a hero died again."
  • "Having said that, Macfadyen, watery-eyed and lugubrious, brought welcome character and life to proceedings that somehow managed to square the circle of being fast-moving but dull."
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