If you say that someone is ~, you mean that although they are in a very sad situation they are not actually crying.
At the funeral she was ~ and composed.
? tearful
ADJ
If you say that someone is ~, you mean that although they are in a very sad situation they are not actually crying.
At the funeral she was ~ and composed.
? tearful
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012