tearfully

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from 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]