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droopy
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droop  (drp)
v. drooped, droop·ing, droops
v.intr.
1. To bend or hang downward: "His mouth drooped sadly, pulled down, no doubt, by the plump weight of his jowls" (Gore Vidal).
2. To bend or sag gradually: flowers drooping in the midday heat.
3. To sag in dejection or exhaustion: drooped from lack of sleep.
v.tr.
To let bend or hang down: "He drooped his body over the rail" (Norman Mailer).
n.
The act or condition of drooping.

[Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drpa; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

droopi·ly, drooping·ly adv.
droopy adj.

droopy [ˈdruːpɪ]
adj
hanging or sagging downwards a droopy moustache
droopily  adv
droopiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.droopy - hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"

droopy
adjective sagging, limp, wilting, stooped, floppy, drooping, languid, flabby, languorous, pendulous, lassitudinous a droopy moustache
Translations
droopy [ˈdruːpɪ] ADJ (droopier (compar) (droopiest (superl)))
1. [moustache, tail, breasts] → colgón
2. (hum) (= tired) → mustio
droopy [ˈdruːpi] adj [moustache] → tombant(e)
droopy
adj
schlaff; tailherabhängend; moustachenach unten hängend; eyelidsherunterhängend; (with sleep) → schwer
(inf, = tired, weak) → schlaff, schlapp (inf)
droopy [ˈdruːpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (moustache) → cascante


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