droopy

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English drupi, from drup (“sad”), from Old Norse drúpr (“drooping sadness”); related to Middle English drupen, droupen (“to sag, droop”), also from Old Norse. By surface analysis, droop +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹuːpi/

Adjective

droopy (comparative droopier, superlative droopiest)

1. Tending to droop; sagging; wilting.

Translations

sagging

• Azerbaijani: asılı
• French: tombant (fr), abattu (fr), fané (fr)
• Macedonian: сви́снат (svísnat)
• Maori: mohemohe
• Plautdietsch: schlaup