Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index T teary-eyed: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tear•y-eyed Pronunciation: (tēr'ē-īd"), [key] — adj. with tears welling up in one's eyes: teary-eyed mourners. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: teary-eyed (Thesaurus) teary Teasdale ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ultimathule Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language