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# droopy

adjective (droopy, droopier, droopiest)

«droopy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Hanging down loosely or tiredly, like wilting flowers, floppy ears or a sagging tent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droopy/#m1)
2. (informal) Tired, sad or without energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droopy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, a droopy plant is a sign it needs water or light. In everyday life, droopy ears, eyelids or socks describe how something looks. In stories, a droopy character seems tired or fed up. Phrases: «droopy ears», «droopy eyelids», «feeling droopy».

### Examples

- The sunflowers were droopy because we forgot to water them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droopy/#x1)
- The basset hound has long droopy ears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droopy/#x2)
- My socks are droopy and keep falling down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droopy/#x3)
- After the long walk I felt a bit droopy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droopy/#x4)
- His droopy eyelids showed he needed sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droopy/#x5)
- The tent was droopy in the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droopy/#x6)

### Note

Informal adjective from the verb «droop». Comparative: droopier, droopiest («y» becomes «i»). Similar: saggy, floppy, wilted.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «droopy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droopy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«droopy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/droopy.html) on Mova free.