- drippy
- drip|py [ `drıpi ] adjective VERY INFORMALsomeone who is drippy is very weak or boring
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
drippy — adj. persistently dripping even when shut; as, a drippy faucet. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drippy — (adj.) 1817, from DRIP (Cf. drip) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning sloppily sentimental is 1944, from the slang sense … Etymology dictionary
drippy — ► ADJECTIVE (drippier, drippiest) 1) informal weak, ineffectual, or sloppily sentimental. 2) tending to drip. DERIVATIVES drippily adverb drippiness noun … English terms dictionary
drippy — ☆ drippy [drip′ē ] adj. drippier, drippiest 1. characterized by dripping water, rain, etc. 2. Slang overly sentimental, stupid, etc … English World dictionary
drippy — /drip ee/, adj. drippier, drippiest. 1. dripping or tending to drip: a drippy faucet. 2. tending to be rainy, wet, or drizzly: a hot, drippy country; drippy weather. 3. Slang. revoltingly sentimental; mawkish: another drippy love story. [1810 20; … Universalium
drippy — [[t]drɪ̱pi[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as drippy, you mean that they are rather stupid and weak. If you describe something such as a book or a type of music as drippy, you mean that you think it is rather stupid, dull,… … English dictionary
drippy — UK [ˈdrɪpɪ] / US adjective Word forms drippy : adjective drippy comparative drippier superlative drippiest very informal someone who is drippy is very weak or boring … English dictionary
drippy — mod. weak; ineffective; undesirable. D Bob can be so drippy without even try ng. □ You are proposing some pretty drippy ideas … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
drippy — drip|py [ˈdrıpi] adj informal very emotional in a silly way ▪ The movie is nothing but a drippy melodrama … Dictionary of contemporary English
drippy — adjective very emotional and weak: Don t be so drippy, just call Kate and ask her out! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English