"tearjerking" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more tearjerking [comparative], most tearjerking [superlative]
Etymology: From tear + jerking. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tear|jerking}} tear + jerking Head templates: {{en-adj}} tearjerking (comparative more tearjerking, superlative most tearjerking)
  1. (informal) Emotionally charged so as to induce sorrow. Tags: informal Synonyms: tear-jerking Related terms: tearjerker Translations (Translations): itkettävä (Finnish), larmoyant (French), à faire pleurer dans les chaumières (French), łzawy (Polish)

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