cryey

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cryey

/ˈkɹaɪi/

Rhymes with -aɪi

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From cry + -ey.

adjective cryier · cryiest · criey

rare Inclined to cry; tearful. S'pose you had n't ever in all your hull life been called “my dear;” and you was all kind of shakin' and chokin' and cryey, and glad and sorry to once with hearin' it, could you go and spile it right straight off by ownin' up you had n't no claim to it?
Similar: crysome, larmoyant, teary, cryey, lachrymate, lachrymose, maudlin, moist, sobful, tearful, watery, weepy

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@misc{cryey_2026,
  title = {cryey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cryey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}