drippiness


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drip·py

 (drĭp′ē)
adj. drip·pi·er, drip·pi·est
1. Characterized by dripping; drizzly: a drippy, wet day.
2. Slang
a. Tiresome or annoying.
b. Mawkishly sentimental: a drippy love scene.
drip′pi·ly adv.
drip′pi·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.drippiness - the physical property of being soft and drippy
physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
2.drippiness - falsely emotional in a maudlin way
sentimentality, mawkishness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppiness
emotionalism, emotionality - emotional nature or quality
corn - something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn"
schmaltz, schmalz, shmaltz - (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
sentimentalism - a predilection for sentimentality
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When warm moist air is breathed out and comes into contact with cold air, the moisture condenses into a liquid, which adds to the drippiness.
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