droopy
- hanging down; sagging.
- lacking in spirit or courage; disheartened; dejected.
Origin of droopy
Synonyms for droopy
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bent, drooping, flabby, floppy, languid, pendulous, stooped, languorous, sagging, saggy, slouchy, wiltingExamples from the Web for droopy
Contemporary Examples of droopy
For the latter group, as long as a cake is delicious, it is considered a success, regardless of its droopy center.
Historical Examples of droopy
I was droopy tired and had sharp shooting pains in my chest.
Test PilotDavid Goodger (goodger@python.org)
I be toler'ble glad ez D'rindy tuk this time ter leave home fur a few days, 'kase she hev been toler'ble ailin' an' droopy.
The Prophet of the Great Smoky MountainsCharles Egbert Craddock
But I've never liked Charlie—no man with such a long, droopy moustache could ever be really trusted.
I'll Leave It To YouNoel Coward
She is young and very beautiful, and wears a droopy hat and long slinky clothes which she drags across the stage.
Behind the BeyondStephen Leacock
No one in Oldtown had ever known either sorrel or gray to be anything else than “droopy.”
The Rushton Boys at Rally HallSpencer Davenport
droopy
- hanging or sagging downwardsa droopy moustache
Word Origin and History for droopy
"dejected, sad, gloomy," early 13c., drupie, perhaps from droop, perhaps from Old Norse drupr "drooping spirits, faintness."