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droopy

adjective \ˈdrü-pē\

droop·i·erdroop·i·est

Definition of DROOPY

1

: gloomy

2

: drooping or tending to droop

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First Known Use of DROOPY

13th century

Related to DROOPY

Synonyms: bowed, bowing, declined, declining, descendant (also descendent), descending, drooping, nodding, hanging, hung, inclining, pendulous, sagging, stooping, weeping

Antonyms: unbending, upright

Rhymes with DROOPY

croupy, groupie, Kewpie, loopy, snoopy, soupy, swoopy

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