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)

Tending to droop; sagging; wilting.

Translations

sagging

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

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