drooly

[droo-lee]

adjective

droolier, drooliest 

1. drooling, tending to drool, or covered with drool.

2. Slang.,  exceptionally pleasing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drooly¹

drool + -y ¹

Example Sentences

If the dogs get drooly, the bottom of the station is slanted forward so the water runs away from the cabinets.

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“Drooly”: Likely to provoke saliva streams as one immediately lapses into head-drooping stupor during second episode.

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Because another thing, real evil, when you talk about devilish people, evil people, you think, “Oh, he’s going to be twitching and slimy and drooly.”

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He gave her a drooly grin and reached for her nose.

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These early chapter books, begun in 2013 — “Mrs. Noodlekugel,” “Mrs. Noodlekugel and Four Blind Mice,” “Mrs. Noodlekugel and Drooly the Bear” — feature a brother and sister who move to a cramped apartment building.

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