English Explanatory Dictionary

droopy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tending to droop; sagging; wilting.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹuːpi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-droopy.wav

Word forms

droopy droopier droopiest

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.

Derived words

droopily droopiness
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