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)
• Māori: mohemohe
• Plautdietsch: schlaup
• Polish: oklapnięty, zwisający, opadający
• Spanish: caído (es), colgón