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单词 droopy
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Definition of droopy in English:

droopy

adjectivedroopier, droopiest ˈdruːpiˈdrupi
  • 1Hanging down limply; drooping.

    a droopy moustache
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I pretended to agree with him, even though I knew that the bushy droopy moustache and the peaked cap were certainly not in the dress code of any postal organisation I was aware of.
    • The man had long hair, big glasses, a droopy mustache and a flowery wide tie.
    • The common name red-hot cat-tail describes the fluffy, maroon-red, droopy spikes that hang from the plant throughout summer.
    • It can't have come very far, although it is looking a bit bedraggled and its tail is very droopy.
    • She yawned, her droopy eyes fell on the scene that was in front of her.
    • Some one pops up the question, ‘What are those long droopy moustaches called?’
    • The day he stepped down he quit cutting his hair, grew a long, droopy white moustache and gave his suits to Goodwill.
    • His thick, droopy mustache and oversized shirt hid his youth.
    • Just remember your regular waiters will be attired in lantern hats, pig tails and thin, droopy moustaches!
    • His presenting skills in the BBC coverage of the African Nations Cup have so far been laid back to say the least, and his droopy, bloodshot eyes make it look like he could drop off at any moment.
    • ‘When I bought it, there was nobody out there,’ says Dube, 40, who sports a white snap-button shirt and a droopy mustache.
    • Big soppy puppies with droopy eyes and long wet tongues come to mind.
    • A droopy country-and-western singer's moustache had been left to grow, unrestrained under his nose and, when he spoke, it was in a barely audible murmur.
    • Make sure the ferrules are tight fitting, the cane isn't soft, droopy or bent like the hind leg of a donkey.
    • It's impossible to believe that a programme was ever meant to be set in the future when the technology being used is still the size of a 1995 mobile phone and all the actors have droopy moustaches.
    • He looked at the man to see him slowly falling over, his eyes droopy.
    • Fifty years after his death, his shock of white hair and droopy mustache still symbolise genius.
    • Kay's face dropped, her eyes looked droopy like a dogs.
    • But in this corner, the binge drinking and the droopy drawers are seen as a coarsening of society and it's time to take a stand.
    • They sounded great, but unless denim, leather, Afghan coats, long lanky hair, mutton chop sideburns, and droopy moustaches are your thing, they probably aren't the best looking band in the world.
    Synonyms
    hanging down, drooping, hanging, dangling, falling, dropping, draped
    bending, bent, bowed, bowing, stooping
    sagging, sinking, slumping, flopping, wilting, becoming limp, becoming flaccid
    1. 1.1 Lacking strength or spirit.
      she was a lovely girl in a rather droopy, Pre-Raphaelite way
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I almost never, ever feel droopy and sleepy any more!
      • Last week it warned it would not meet analysts' forecasts for Q4 due to droopy sales over the Thanksgiving weekend.
      • Chanting uplifts a droopy spirit, focuses the mind and is a natural antidote for depression.
      Synonyms
      apathetic, passive, unenthusiastic, lifeless, listless, lacking in vitality, weak, feeble, spineless, limp, languid, bloodless, insipid, characterless, submissive, meek, irresolute, indecisive

Derivatives

  • droopily

  • adverb
    • His arms were now around her waist droopily, but securely.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Charles sat beside me and laid his head on my shoulder his green eyes looking droopily at me.
      • Her frown stayed put as she wandered droopily around the house, attempting to busy herself with something to take her mind of the sudden burden of life.
      • I poked my head out of my satin sheets and stared droopily on as my maid, Bridget, opened the curtains to reveal the New York skyline winking at me in the morning sun.
  • droopiness

  • noun
    • At times, it was accused of dramatic droopiness, lazy diction, and a lack of emotional involvement.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As one ages, the distinction between the two is obliterated by extra skin, fat, and droopiness in the jowl area.
      • The droopiness of her face only served to accentuate the sharp corners of her thin mouth.
      • He had a broad face with the common droopiness of skin under his chin that most old men have.
      • Ten minutes later, they were almost out and the droopiness on their side had turned to frustration and anger.

Rhymes

croupy, goopy, groupie, loopy, pupae, roupy, snoopy, soupy, Tupi
 
 

Definition of droopy in US English:

droopy

adjectiveˈdro͞opēˈdrupi
  • 1Hanging down limply; drooping.

    a droopy mustache
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fifty years after his death, his shock of white hair and droopy mustache still symbolise genius.
    • It's impossible to believe that a programme was ever meant to be set in the future when the technology being used is still the size of a 1995 mobile phone and all the actors have droopy moustaches.
    • His presenting skills in the BBC coverage of the African Nations Cup have so far been laid back to say the least, and his droopy, bloodshot eyes make it look like he could drop off at any moment.
    • He looked at the man to see him slowly falling over, his eyes droopy.
    • Some one pops up the question, ‘What are those long droopy moustaches called?’
    • She yawned, her droopy eyes fell on the scene that was in front of her.
    • Make sure the ferrules are tight fitting, the cane isn't soft, droopy or bent like the hind leg of a donkey.
    • A droopy country-and-western singer's moustache had been left to grow, unrestrained under his nose and, when he spoke, it was in a barely audible murmur.
    • The man had long hair, big glasses, a droopy mustache and a flowery wide tie.
    • It can't have come very far, although it is looking a bit bedraggled and its tail is very droopy.
    • ‘When I bought it, there was nobody out there,’ says Dube, 40, who sports a white snap-button shirt and a droopy mustache.
    • Big soppy puppies with droopy eyes and long wet tongues come to mind.
    • Kay's face dropped, her eyes looked droopy like a dogs.
    • They sounded great, but unless denim, leather, Afghan coats, long lanky hair, mutton chop sideburns, and droopy moustaches are your thing, they probably aren't the best looking band in the world.
    • His thick, droopy mustache and oversized shirt hid his youth.
    • I pretended to agree with him, even though I knew that the bushy droopy moustache and the peaked cap were certainly not in the dress code of any postal organisation I was aware of.
    • But in this corner, the binge drinking and the droopy drawers are seen as a coarsening of society and it's time to take a stand.
    • Just remember your regular waiters will be attired in lantern hats, pig tails and thin, droopy moustaches!
    • The common name red-hot cat-tail describes the fluffy, maroon-red, droopy spikes that hang from the plant throughout summer.
    • The day he stepped down he quit cutting his hair, grew a long, droopy white moustache and gave his suits to Goodwill.
    Synonyms
    hanging down, drooping, hanging, dangling, falling, dropping, draped
    1. 1.1 Lacking strength or spirit.
      the girls looked rather droopy
      figurative a period of droopy sales
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Chanting uplifts a droopy spirit, focuses the mind and is a natural antidote for depression.
      • Last week it warned it would not meet analysts' forecasts for Q4 due to droopy sales over the Thanksgiving weekend.
      • I almost never, ever feel droopy and sleepy any more!
      Synonyms
      apathetic, passive, unenthusiastic, lifeless, listless, lacking in vitality, weak, feeble, spineless, limp, languid, bloodless, insipid, characterless, submissive, meek, irresolute, indecisive
 
 
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