droopy

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/ˈdɹuːpi/

adjective

Tending to droop; sagging; wilting.

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droopingsagginglax
OriginMiddle English drupi ← Old Norse drúpr →
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Meanings

adjectivedroopy (comparative droopier, superlative droopiest)

comparative droopier · superlative droopiest

  1. Tending to droop; sagging; wilting.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)

Similar
droopingsagginglax
Also see
droopinglaxsagging

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Norsedrúpr“drooping sadness”
  2. Middle Englishdrupi
  3. Englishdroopy

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.

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Translations

French tombant, abattu
  • tombantsagging
  • abattusagging
  • fanésagging
Māori mohemohe
  • mohemohesagging
Polish oklapnięty, zwisający
  • oklapniętysagging
  • zwisającysagging
  • opadającysagging
Spanish caído, colgón
  • caídosagging
  • colgónsagging

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with droopy

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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