1. marked or wet with tears

Examples

• She looked up with tearstained cheeks after reading the letter.
• The child’s tearstained face showed how upset he was.
• Her tearstained pillow revealed she had been crying all night.
• The tearstained photograph was clutched tightly in his hands.
• He wiped his tearstained eyes with a tissue.
• The tearstained diary pages told the story of her heartbreak.