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单词 drooper
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droopern.

Etymology: < droop v. + -er suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdrooper.
One that droops; †one whose energy or spirit fails.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > dejected or gloomy person
unhappy hooka1529
drooper1577
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mope1693
moper1721
despondent1812
misery1888
crape-hanger1921
Dismal Desmond1926
Dismal Jimmy1927
crêpe-hanger1930
Eeyore1932
the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [noun] > lack of vigour or energy > person
drooper1577
1577 R. Stanyhurst Hist. Irelande iii. 76/1 in R. Holinshed Chron. I If the historian..be pleasant, he is noted for a iester: if hee bee graue, he is reckened for a drouper [1587 drooper].
1649 T. Fuller Just Mans Funeral 21 Let such droopers know, that..they offend God.
1657 G. Hutcheson Expos. John xiv. 15 A..cure, which cannot be expected by lazie drowpers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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