drapey

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/ˈdɹeɪpi/

adjective

Tending to form drape-like folds.

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Meanings

adjectivedrapey (comparative drapier, superlative drapiest)

comparative drapier · superlative drapiest

  1. Tending to form drape-like folds.

    Nothing says J-Lo is back like a slinky, drapey dresslike garment and plenty of sideboob.

    2009 January 11, “Red-hot carpet gowns”, in Metro Boston, MA

Origin

From drape + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pedaryPready
Cite this entry
APA

drapey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drapey

MLA

“drapey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drapey. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drapey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drapey.

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