droopy
Americanadjective
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hanging down; sagging.
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lacking in spirit or courage; disheartened; dejected.
- Synonyms:
- forlorn, subdued, depressed, doleful, downcast, downhearted, discouraged, despondent, dispirited
adjective
Other Word Forms
- droopily adverb
- droopiness noun
Etymology
Origin of droopy
First recorded in 1200–50, droopy is from the Middle English word drupi. See droop, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Well, I guess I got so droopy and forlorn looking, Mama decided she wanted to see exactly what was going on in Ms. Myers’s classroom.
From Literature
He was stick thin, with cheekbones like rocky mountain peaks that rose above a droopy brown mustache.
From Literature
Then suddenly I recalled one of Flora’s many insults—this one about my pathetic dress and how droopy it was compared to her mama’s gowns.
From Literature
William, who Rona chirpily informs us has “a rare mucous membrane disorder,” is happy to get “lugubrious”: “Meaning extremely sad and droopy? A topic I am all too familiar with.”
However, the Minotaur was a bloodthirsty monster that was half man, half bull, not a mild-mannered Hereford cow with droopy ears and a bell tied ’round its neck.
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