adjective
droopy
DROO-pee/ˈdruːpi/
Hanging downward without firmness.
The basset hound's droopy ears hang loosely beside its sleepy face.
Etymology
Middle English drupie described dejection or gloom, connecting low spirits with the limp appearance described today. Its origin is uncertain: perhaps droop, perhaps Old Norse drupr, meaning 'drooping spirits, faintness.'
In context
bodies that cannot get sick or diseased or flabby or droopy or tired because nothing deteriorates or sags in heaven
More examples
- Our puppy has soft, droopy ears.
- Her eyelids look droopy after a long day.
- These flowers get droopier in the afternoon heat.
Forms
droopy · droopier · droopiest
droop verb — To hang downward limply or weakly.