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
Sans trays or drippy solutions, these strips are compact for travel and mess-free.
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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
Corticosteroid nasal sprays can help relieve drippy noses.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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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
Corticosteroid nasal sprays can help relieve drippy noses.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drippy
Adjective
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and other members of the U.S. central bank are meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, trying to chart a path where the U.S. can avoid both a recession and sticky inflation.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
6 May 2025
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Relevance is a particularly sticky word, one that lacks nuance.—
Eric Crosby,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Still owned by Swift’s parents, the property remains a sentimental cornerstone of her early years.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
2 May 2025
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In a crucial sequence, which shows the siblings bringing their mother to a nursing home, a car ride turns into a sentimental journey.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The pass from Dennis Schröder wouldn’t be as sloppy if Josh Hart didn’t get so in his face.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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But several lawmakers have been using their best stage whisper to urge Leadership teams in the House and Senate that this sort of sloppy handling of sensitive information cannot become normalized.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2025
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In 2023, the SWP allocations were 100 percent after an abnormally wet winter season benefitted reservoirs and helped remedy much of California's drought.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The video Amazon released Friday of the Kuiper deployments is fuzzy, and the finer details of the satellites are unseen.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 May 2025
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After flowering, fuzzy silver seedpods remain through winter.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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So both fork and spoon should be provided when the dessert has both gooey and dry elements.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2025
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Next month, Cinnabon is opening a first-of-its-kind location with sister brand Carvel that mashes up Cinnabon’s hot and gooey cinnamon rolls with Carvel’s ice creams for a selection of desserts.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Drippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drippy. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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