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
To her immense credit, Chelsea is unafraid to chastise her droopy-dog of a partner whenever his near-constant complaining goes overboard.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 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
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
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droopy
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The bristles are neither too floppy nor too stiff, neither too long nor too short, and are cut to the perfect rounded shape that’s just right for swirling pigment over the apples or spreading it along your cheekbones—without having to work too hard for a completely natural finish.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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But comics are still considered the domain of traditional floppy books dominated by DC and Marvel.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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The writer, known for her trailblazing work in confessional poetry, was clinically depressed and died by suicide at age 30.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Barbeau had been living alone, depressed and isolated since Jessica’s death.—
Jon Michael Varese,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 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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The charred, partially burned church was still visible, and the pickup truck that crashed through the door just a day ago was outside, with two American flags hanging limp in the truck bed.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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While its focus is on anti-inflammatory philosophy, dining here is surprisingly the opposite of the usual detox clinic fare, without a limp salad leaf in sight.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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One purveyor of fairy tales that wasn’t afraid of a sad ending?—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sade Bess, a Combs fan from Brooklyn, left the court’s overflow observation room looking both sad and relieved.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 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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Smart, much like Georgia’s fan base, is pretty unhappy after yet another loss to Alabama.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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While there are reasons to be unhappy with the performance, each win in the NFL is hard to get.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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