droopy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for droopy
Synonyms
bad, blue, brokenhearted, cast down, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, doleful, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, heavyhearted, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched
Antonyms
blissful, buoyant, buoyed, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, glad, gladdened, gladsome, gleeful, happy, joyful, joyous, jubilant, sunny, upbeat
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At Home on the Range was first published in 1947, back when my father — now a gray-bearded man in flannel shirts — was a towheaded toddler in droopy pants. — Elizabeth Gilbert, Good Housekeeping, "Cook's Heaven," 6 Mar. 2012 These quiet spaces tend to be outfitted in natural elements that give the senses a break from the concrete, glass and flashing screens that typically surround droopy-eyed workers. — Ashley Mateo, WSJ, "Are $15 Nap Breaks the New Lunch Breaks?," 29 Aug. 2018 Image Zsa Zsa the English bulldog, whose droopy tongue, protruding teeth and penchant for Slim Jims earned her fleeting moments of fame last month as the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog contest, died on Tuesday. — Sarah Mervosh, New York Times, "Zsa Zsa the English Bulldog, ‘World’s Ugliest Dog,’ Dies at 9," 10 July 2018 Love was a droopy spaghetti strap, a low-slung pair of pants, or a beanie hat as floppy as that piece of lettuce Gyllenhaal once watched Dunst shovel into her mouth. — Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, "Celebrities Are Slipping Into Love Like a Pair of Slide Sandals," 13 July 2018 Valérie Thérèse Bart’s costumes (a bright yellow dress for St. Francis’s trainer, a droopy hoodie for the depressed and resentful trainer of Prince Gabriel III of Belgium, played by John Tibbetts ) made each character distinctive. — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, "‘Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera,’ ‘Rocking Horse Winner’ and ‘The Consul’ Reviews," 9 July 2018 Calamity and Indianness are indeed inseparable, the novel suggests; the droopy features of an Indian child who is born with fetal alcohol syndrome provide an affecting opening image. — The Economist, "Tommy Orange’s debut novel is a work of defiance and recovery," 5 July 2018 Their droopy sense of conflicted excitement is really fitting for that moment in life. — Maggie Lange, The Cut, "Some Thoughts on the Tassel Earring," 28 June 2018 Last year's winner was a 125-pound gentle giant named Martha -- a Neapolitan Mastiff with gas and a droopy face. — CBS News, "English bulldog named Zsa Zsa wins World's Ugliest Dog title," 24 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'droopy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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