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
Only Linda’s was interesting, Eliza thought, with its intentional clashes of color; the rest were a random scattering of droopy, unloved plants.
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Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Other patients just haven’t had luck lifting a heavy brow with neurotoxin—especially ones with a short forehead, high hairline, droopy brows, or droopy upper lids.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 22 Nov. 2024
Too little water may cause your peace lily to look droopy or produce crispy leaves.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025
With age, some people get droopy eyelids and have a bit of skin surgically removed to fix it.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Other patients just haven’t had luck lifting a heavy brow with neurotoxin—especially ones with a short forehead, high hairline, droopy brows, or droopy upper lids.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 22 Nov. 2024
Too little water may cause your peace lily to look droopy or produce crispy leaves.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025
With age, some people get droopy eyelids and have a bit of skin surgically removed to fix it.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droopy
Adjective
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In spite of all the blood on his hands, there was an innate magnetism to the character, with his floppy hair and shy smiles.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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This is made worse by his needy eyes and floppy curly hair.—
Jeffrey Seller,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Investors are keenly watching these metrics as European banks transition to an environment of monetary easing, particularly in Switzerland, which has been combating a strong franc and depressed inflation with interest rates as low as 0.25%.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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Dracula’s Daughter is about a lady vampire who seduces and feeds off other ladies and who is depressed and desperate to be cured of her unyielding desire for wom— sorry.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2025
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So is falling asleep on one’s back, with legs limp and stomach exposed.—
Sarah Matusek,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Apr. 2025
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Giving your peace too much water can also harm your plant by causing the leaves to turn limp and yellow.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Mar. 2025
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Though the courts have not invariably ruled against Trump, the Administration’s record so far is, to use one of the President’s favorite words, sad.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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The sad story of Alex Verdugo was one of the most puzzling dramas of the MLB offseason.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 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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Jeremy Strong forwent a classic suit and tie in favor of a bowed necktie, giving his tailored look the perfect dash of whimsy.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
17 June 2024
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Particularly now that Americans are unhappy with the state of economy.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Some 59% of voters are unhappy with how things are going in the country.—
Dana Blanton,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 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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Politics Trump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says April 17, 2025 His underlings ape his ghoulish glee in making life miserable for undocumented immigrants.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Just 22 regulation wins, more than only the miserable Chicago Blackhawks (20) and San Jose Sharks (14)?—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Droopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droopy. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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