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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. with tears; in a tearful manner;
- Example: "the man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tearful \Tear"ful\, a.
   Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful
   eyes. -- Tear"ful*ly, adv. -- Tear"ful*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tearfully
    adv 1: with tears; in a tearful manner; "the man confessed
           tearfully to having beaten his wife"