droopy

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English drupi, from drup (“sad”), from Old Norse drúpr (“drooping sadness”); related to Middle English drupen, droupen (“to sag, droop”), also from Old Norse. By surface analysis, droop +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹuːpi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːpi

Adjective

droopy (comparative droopier, superlative droopiest)

1. Tending to droop; sagging; wilting.

Derived terms

• droopily
• droopiness

Translations

sagging

Azerbaijani: asılı French: tombant (fr), abattu (fr), fané (fr) Macedonian: сви́снат (svísnat) Maori: mohemohe Plautdietsch: schlaup Spanish: caído (es), colgón