droopy

«droopy» in Mova's school dictionary: Hanging down loosely or tiredly, like wilting flowers… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (droopy, droopier, droopiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Hanging down loosely or tiredly, like wilting flowers, floppy ears or a sagging tent. tree →

2) (informal) Tired, sad or without energy. tree →

sense 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 →
• The basset hound has long droopy ears. tree →
• My socks are droopy and keep falling down. tree →
• After the long walk I felt a bit droopy. tree →
• His droopy eyelids showed he needed sleep. tree →
• The tent was droopy in the rain. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• Slowly the fits come less often — but Toad grows dull, droopy and sad.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «droopy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.