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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Noun | 1. | 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 emotionalism, emotionality - emotional nature or quality corn - something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn" sentimentalism - a predilection for sentimentality |
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