- drippy
- Adj. Ineffectual, overly sentimental.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
drippy
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drippy — adj. persistently dripping even when shut; as, a drippy faucet. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drippy — (adj.) 1817, from DRIP (Cf. drip) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning sloppily sentimental is 1944, from the slang sense … Etymology dictionary
drippy — ► ADJECTIVE (drippier, drippiest) 1) informal weak, ineffectual, or sloppily sentimental. 2) tending to drip. DERIVATIVES drippily adverb drippiness noun … English terms dictionary
drippy — ☆ drippy [drip′ē ] adj. drippier, drippiest 1. characterized by dripping water, rain, etc. 2. Slang overly sentimental, stupid, etc … English World dictionary
drippy — /drip ee/, adj. drippier, drippiest. 1. dripping or tending to drip: a drippy faucet. 2. tending to be rainy, wet, or drizzly: a hot, drippy country; drippy weather. 3. Slang. revoltingly sentimental; mawkish: another drippy love story. [1810 20; … Universalium
drippy — [[t]drɪ̱pi[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as drippy, you mean that they are rather stupid and weak. If you describe something such as a book or a type of music as drippy, you mean that you think it is rather stupid, dull,… … English dictionary
drippy — UK [ˈdrɪpɪ] / US adjective Word forms drippy : adjective drippy comparative drippier superlative drippiest very informal someone who is drippy is very weak or boring … English dictionary
drippy — mod. weak; ineffective; undesirable. D Bob can be so drippy without even try ng. □ You are proposing some pretty drippy ideas … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
drippy — drip|py [ˈdrıpi] adj informal very emotional in a silly way ▪ The movie is nothing but a drippy melodrama … Dictionary of contemporary English
drippy — drip|py [ drıpi ] adjective VERY INFORMAL someone who is drippy is very weak or boring … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drippy — adjective very emotional and weak: Don t be so drippy, just call Kate and ask her out! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
