as in sticky
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
drippy romance novels that are apparently intended for the terminally lovesick
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Recent Examples of drippy
Then there’s people who can do drippy music but don’t have any bars.
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Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
Sans trays or drippy solutions, these strips are compact for travel and mess-free.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
People still walk in with greasy pizza slices, drippy ice cream cones and overflowing cups of coffee.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
One is chock full of dense, drippy fat that will make the meal taste good under almost any circumstance.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 27 Apr. 2024
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Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
Sans trays or drippy solutions, these strips are compact for travel and mess-free.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
People still walk in with greasy pizza slices, drippy ice cream cones and overflowing cups of coffee.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
One is chock full of dense, drippy fat that will make the meal taste good under almost any circumstance.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 27 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drippy
Adjective
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With their sticky bodies, hammerhead worms may get stuck to pet fur, but the worms will not irritate their skin, Morgan-Olvera added.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The Eos Fragrance Free Body Lotion offers 24 hours of protection and doesn’t leave behind a sticky or greasy residue.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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When the sun journeys through sentimental Cancer, there is a greater focus on home, family and emotional stability.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Spielberg's vision is sentimental yet feels so satisfying.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Crystal Skull is easily Spielberg’s laziest, sloppiest work — even the action sequences seem phoned-in — and it’s filled with unforgivable howlers: Shia LaBeouf’s limp attempt at being a bad boy, Cate Blanchett’s hammy villain, the goddamn fridge scene.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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The Cardinals took full advantage of the sloppy inning, scoring five runs on the way to clobbering the Sox 12-2 in front of 16,974 at Rate Field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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What To Know Between 12 and 24 inches of heavy wet snow are forecast to fall on the East Glacier Park region above 6,000 feet, and up to 6 inches below that altitude.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Paradise Rot is perhaps less of a wet, watery exploration than the others in this list, and more the study of the porousness of two bodies cohabitating, and the blurring of these bodily lines between each other and their more-than-human cohabitants.—
Siouxzi Connor
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes the mission has been fuzzy or concealed: not long after the White House deployed seven hundred marines to Los Angeles, purportedly to help quell the protests against immigration raids, photos spread of them detaining a protester.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
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Awards prognostication is similarly fuzzy too, although technical noms will be its strongest play.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Cook until the edges are crispy and the middle is gooey but cooked through.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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Scientist Richard Arnott told National Geographic that the fish only looks so gooey because of rapid depressurization when its brought to the surface.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Drippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drippy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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