Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tearful \Tear"ful\, a.
   Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful
   eyes. -- {Tear"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Tear"ful*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

tearful
     adj 1: filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful
            entreaties" [ant: {tearless}]
     2: showing sorrow [syn: {dolorous}, {dolourous}, {lachrymose},
        {weeping}]