dry-eyed

[ drahy-ahyd ]

/ ˈdraɪˌaɪd /

not weeping; unmoved.

Origin of dry-eyed

First recorded in 1660–70

I used to read it to my classes, and never could get through it dry-eyed.

How I Write: Diane Johnson |Noah Charney |January 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Dave was gone when she came back from the woods—calm, dry-eyed, pale.

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine |John Fox, Jr.
Dry-eyed he arose at last and stretched out his hands to that heaven that had done so little for him he thought.

The Chalice Of Courage |Cyrus Townsend Brady
Lucia Catherwood sat, dry-eyed and motionless, for a long time, gazing at the opposite wall and seeing nothing there.

Before the Dawn |Joseph Alexander Altsheler

Mary wondered not a little at her dry-eyed and silent reception of it, but that was a part of the change in Betty.

The Eye of Dread |Payne Erskine
She had not wept; this dry-eyed suffering was a deal worse for the girl, however, than would have been a passion of tears.

The Mission of Janice Day |Helen Beecher Long