droopy
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droop
(dro͞op)v. drooped, droop·ing, droops
v.intr.
1. To bend or hang downward: "His mouth drooped sadly, pulled down, no doubt, by the plump weight of his jowls" (Gore Vidal).
2. To bend or sag gradually: flowers drooping in the midday heat.
3. To sag in dejection or exhaustion: drooped from lack of sleep.
v.tr.
To let bend or hang down: "He drooped his body over the rail" (Norman Mailer).
n.
The act or condition of drooping.
droop′i·ly, droop′ing·ly adv.
droop′y adj.
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droopy
(ˈdruːpɪ)adj
hanging or sagging downwards: a droopy moustache.
ˈdroopily adv
ˈdroopiness n
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droop•y
(ˈdru pi)adj. droop•i•er, droop•i•est.
1. hanging down; sagging.
2. disheartened; dejected.
[1200–50]
droop′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | droopy - hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake" |
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droopy
adjective sagging, limp, wilting, stooped, floppy, drooping, languid, flabby, languorous, pendulous, lassitudinous a droopy moustache
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Translations
droopy
[ˈdruːpɪ] ADJ (droopier (compar) (droopiest (superl)))1. [moustache, tail, breasts] → colgón
2. (hum) (= tired) → mustio
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droopy
adj
→ schlaff; tail → herabhängend; moustache → nach unten hängend; eyelids → herunterhängend; (with sleep) → schwer
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