Meaning
1 sensesTending to droop; sagging; wilting.
More definitions
- hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
Examples
1 sentencesCookie has a droopy face.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Inherited from Middle English drupi, from drup (“sad”), from Old Norse drúpr (“drooping saInherited 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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Forms
droopier, droopiestSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelateddroop
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form