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droopy

Pronunciation: /ˈdɹuːpi/

The English word “droopy” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Tending to droop; sagging; wilting.

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.

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