1
as in bowing
bending downward or forward
the droopy heads of tired fans riding home on the bus
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2
as in floppy
not stiff in structure
a droopy stalk of celery
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3
as in depressed
feeling unhappiness
looking droopy and miserable while standing in the pouring rain
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Recent Examples of droopy
With age, some people get droopy eyelids and have a bit of skin surgically removed to fix it.
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
My boobs, which weren’t small to begin with, are now several sizes bigger, but also deflated and droopy.
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
Blobfish—Possibly The ‘Ugliest’ Creature To Ever Exist The blobfish has become an unlikely celebrity of the animal kingdom for its comically droopy appearance.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Only Linda’s was interesting, Eliza thought, with its intentional clashes of color; the rest were a random scattering of droopy, unloved plants.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
My boobs, which weren’t small to begin with, are now several sizes bigger, but also deflated and droopy.
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
Blobfish—Possibly The ‘Ugliest’ Creature To Ever Exist The blobfish has become an unlikely celebrity of the animal kingdom for its comically droopy appearance.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Only Linda’s was interesting, Eliza thought, with its intentional clashes of color; the rest were a random scattering of droopy, unloved plants.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droopy
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So pack that sunscreen, toss a floppy hat into your weekend bag, and get ready to sip fruity drinks with tiny umbrellas.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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An amaryllis bulb naturally grows long floppy leaves, staking them upright would look ridiculous.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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Fantastic Four is a close second, sure, but Florence Pugh leading a group of depressed villain castaways was the film that really felt like more of a return to form for the MCU.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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If management succeeds in achieving its ambitious growth targets while maintaining leverage control, the stock could experience a significant multiple expansion from its current depressed levels.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
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Their limp exit at the 2023 World Cup was predicated on an over-reliance with the old guard, some of whom are still performing.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Cut hostas back after a hard freeze when the leaves are limp, brown, and dying.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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But now, the King and the royal family have received very sad news that will change things going forward.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shooting scenes in wide or medium shots that sometimes break into Hsiao-Lee’s harrowing point-of-view, cinematographer Yu Jing-Pin depicts a world without much color or hope, while sets by Huang Mei-Ching and Tu Shuo-Feng emphasize a sad and impoverished existence.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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No racist stereotypes, no demeaning facial expressions, no bowed heads, and no broken bodies from the old Hollywood.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Both Ways on Netflix The Lovebirds In the 2020 adventure comedy The Lovebirds, Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani play an unhappy couple on the brink of splitting up.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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But surveys have also shown many reservists are unhappy with the cabinet's plans, some openly accusing the government of lacking a cohesive strategy, a post-war plan for Gaza or a clear benchmark for victory.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
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“Droopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droopy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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