[adjective]Waving Peter off at the airport had made me feel a bit tearful (= sad and wanting to cry).After a tearful farewell at the station, we went our separate ways.Katy's always a bit tearful (= She tends to cry) when it's time to go back to school.
TEARFUL
Meaning of TEARFUL in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012