droopingly
- a word derived from droop.
Example Sentences
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The man goes droopingly downstairs and feeds the unicorn a lily.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We-uns 'ain't got none at our house," whined the sun-bonnet, droopingly, moving off slowly on its legs, which, indeed, seemed borrowed, so unsteady, and loath to go they were.
From The Riddle Of The Rocks 1895 by Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett)
The word of triumph fainted from his tongue; That hand, so raised, how droopingly it hung!
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
"Macintosh," she said droopingly, "it was entirely about religious matters—that you would laugh at, but would not understand."
From The Old Helmet, Volume I by Warner, Susan
She sat droopingly on the rock, gazing from her foot to the far lavender line of the mesas.
From The Heart of the Desert Kut-Le of the Desert by Morrow, Honoré
