drippyadj.

Brit.

/ˈdrɪpi/, U.S.

/ˈdrɪpi/

Etymology: < drip n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Characterized by dripping; wet, rainy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy

rainyOE

rainingc1400

droppinga1415

pluvious?1440

rainful1484

weeping1600

droppy1635

slattering1648

dripping1699

drippy1818

softish1855

feechie1975

1818 W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. i. ii. 74 The drippy and chilly climate of England.

1868 H. W. Longfellow in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1891) III. 108 In town. Muddy, sloppy, drippy.

2. Drivelling, sloppily sentimental; having the characteristics of a ‘drip’ (see drip n. 3c); ‘wet’. colloquial (originally U.S.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective]

sickc1340

dottlec1390

doting1489

dotish1509

feeble-minded1534

weak-brained1535

silly1568

fondish1579

lean-witted1597

soft1621

weaka1661

touched1697

muzzy-headed1798

defective1825

wanting1839

half-baked1842

dotty1860

knock-kneed1865

lean-minded1867

doddering1871

weak-minded1883

ninepence in the shilling1889

barmy1892

drippy1952

dipshit1968

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [adjective]

sugary1591

maudlina1631

mawkish1702

sickly1766

emetic1770

mawky1773

pamby1820

sentimental1823

saccharine1841

sticky1841

mushy1848

sentimentalizing1856

Christmas card1860

maumish1866

slobbery1875

namby-pamby1883

sloppy1883

slushy1889

sentimentalistic1904

marshmallowy1907

hearts and flowers1911

slobby1913

soppy1918

meltyc1921

lavender1928

saccharescent1930

schmaltzya1934

sloshy1933

gooey1935

icky1938

cheesy1943

drippy1952

soupy1953

squishy1953

saccharined1962

gloopy1965

yechy1969

yucky1970

sucky1971

yuck1971

schmoozy1976

1952 N.Y. Herald Tribune 9 Apr. 29/1 ‘Isn't it too dreamingly drippy,’ said Miss Temple.

1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed ix. 66 It was kind of drippy, me not coming back.

1963 Times 6 Feb. 13/4 Mr. Richard Pasco as the drippy hero.

1967 O. Norton Now lying Dead iv. 63 Men get so drippy when they're over-civilized, don't they?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	drippy
释义	drippyadj. Brit. /ˈdrɪpi/, U.S. /ˈdrɪpi/ Etymology: < drip n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Characterized by dripping; wet, rainy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy rainyOE rainyOE rainingc1400 droppinga1415 pluvious?1440 rainful1484 weeping1600 droppy1635 slattering1648 dripping1699 drippy1818 softish1855 feechie1975 1818 W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. i. ii. 74 The drippy and chilly climate of England. 1868 H. W. Longfellow in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1891) III. 108 In town. Muddy, sloppy, drippy. 2. Drivelling, sloppily sentimental; having the characteristics of a ‘drip’ (see drip n. 3c); ‘wet’. colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective] sickc1340 dottlec1390 doting1489 dotish1509 feeble-minded1534 weak-brained1535 silly1568 fondish1579 lean-witted1597 soft1621 weaka1661 touched1697 muzzy-headed1798 defective1825 wanting1839 half-baked1842 dotty1860 knock-kneed1865 lean-minded1867 doddering1871 weak-minded1883 ninepence in the shilling1889 barmy1892 drippy1952 dipshit1968 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [adjective] sugary1591 maudlina1631 mawkish1702 sickly1766 emetic1770 mawky1773 pamby1820 sentimental1823 saccharine1841 sticky1841 mushy1848 sentimentalizing1856 Christmas card1860 maumish1866 slobbery1875 namby-pamby1883 sloppy1883 slushy1889 sentimentalistic1904 marshmallowy1907 hearts and flowers1911 slobby1913 soppy1918 meltyc1921 lavender1928 saccharescent1930 schmaltzya1934 sloshy1933 gooey1935 icky1938 cheesy1943 drippy1952 soupy1953 squishy1953 saccharined1962 gloopy1965 yechy1969 yucky1970 sucky1971 yuck1971 schmoozy1976 1952 N.Y. Herald Tribune 9 Apr. 29/1 ‘Isn't it too dreamingly drippy,’ said Miss Temple. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed ix. 66 It was kind of drippy, me not coming back. 1963 Times 6 Feb. 13/4 Mr. Richard Pasco as the drippy hero. 1967 O. Norton Now lying Dead iv. 63 Men get so drippy when they're over-civilized, don't they? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1818
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