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greety

adjectiveemotion

Prone to crying; easily brought to tears

easily moved to tears; prone to crying or being tearful (often applied to children)

Example in use

Da wee bairn's greety, greetin at every tale.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/GREE-tee/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentaffectionate

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