adroopadv.adj.

Brit.

/əˈdruːp/, U.S.

/əˈdrup/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, droop v.

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + droop v.

In a drooping position or condition. Also as adj.: that droops; drooping with something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply

droop?1507

flagging1540

sag1541

lolling1567

flaggy1576

fagged1578

flag1591

drooping1600

slouching1611

emarcid1661

flaggish1669

slouchy1693

tangly1812

sunken1823

adroop1833

saggy1853

loppy1855

floppy1858

drooped1873

flippy-floppy1905

1833 Hazard's Reg. Pennsylvania Sept. 158/2 This morning there is a heavy frost here, and the garden vines are all adroop.

1879 J. D. Long tr. Virgil Æneid xi. 1128 Her neck adroop, she last let go her spear.

1916 Cent. Mag. 91 728/2 Causing the awnings to hang adroop.

1994 W. Gaddis Frolic of his Own 470 A horse and carriage seen approaching up a drive adroop with Spanish moss.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adroop
释义	adroopadv.adj. Brit. /əˈdruːp/, U.S. /əˈdrup/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, droop v. Etymology: < a- prefix³ + droop v. In a drooping position or condition. Also as adj.: that droops; drooping with something. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply droop?1507 flagging1540 sag1541 lolling1567 flaggy1576 fagged1578 flag1591 drooping1600 slouching1611 emarcid1661 flaggish1669 slouchy1693 tangly1812 sunken1823 adroop1833 saggy1853 loppy1855 floppy1858 drooped1873 flippy-floppy1905 1833 Hazard's Reg. Pennsylvania Sept. 158/2 This morning there is a heavy frost here, and the garden vines are all adroop. 1879 J. D. Long tr. Virgil Æneid xi. 1128 Her neck adroop, she last let go her spear. 1916 Cent. Mag. 91 728/2 Causing the awnings to hang adroop. 1994 W. Gaddis Frolic of his Own 470 A horse and carriage seen approaching up a drive adroop with Spanish moss. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1833
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