drippy

adjective

drip·​py ˈdri-pē 

drippier; drippiest

1

: characterized by dripping

especially : rainy, drizzly

2

: mawkish sense 2

Synonyms

• chocolate-box
• cloying
• corny
• fruity
• gooey
• lovey-dovey
• maudlin
• mawkish
• mushy
• novelettish
• saccharine
• sappy
• schmaltzy
• sentimental
• sloppy
• slushy
• soppy
• soupy
• spoony
• spooney
• sticky
• sugarcoated
• sugary
• wet

Examples of drippy in a Sentence

drippy romance novels that are apparently intended for the terminally lovesick

Recent Examples on the Web

Where the heat is most intense to start the week Typically sultry New Orleans basks in drippy distress Monday. —Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 July 2024

Despair is instead dramatized in drippy adult-contemporary rockers and bubbly pop jams that — unlike her breakthrough tunes that stuck out in playlists rather than trying to fit in — bring Eilish’s art more in line with her peers on the radio. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 May 2024

Marcus is either a lot more casual with his dates than most, or doesn’t order the drippy, messy 10x10 in front of prospective partners. —Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Apr. 2024

This yielded that classic satiny texture, without having to maneuver a springform pan into and out of steaming, drippy water. —Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1718, in the meaning defined at sense 1