droopyadj.

Brit.

/ˈdruːpi/, U.S.

/ˈdrupi/

Forms: Middle English drupie, 1500s droupy, droupie, droopie, 1500s– droopy.

Etymology: Early Middle English drupi , referred to droop v., but perhaps representing an Old Norse *drupag-, < drupr drooping spirits, faintness.

1. Dejected, sad, gloomy, drooping.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective]

ungladc888

wearyc888

drearyc1000

dreary-moodOE

heavyc1000

unmerryOE

droopy?c1225

mournc1275

sada1300

languishinga1325

amayedc1330

matec1330

unlightc1330

unblissful1340

lowa1382

mishappyc1390

dullc1393

elengely1393

droopinga1400

heavy-hearteda1400

joylessa1400

sytefula1400

mornifc1400

tristy?c1400

lightless?1406

heartlessa1413

tristc1420

amatec1425

languoring?c1425

mirthlessc1430

heavisome1435

darkc1440

gloomingc1440

comfortlessc1460

amateda1470

chermatc1475

tristfula1492

lustless?1507

dolorous1513

ruthful1513

downcast1521

deject1528

heartsicka1529

lumpisha1535

coolc1540

dowlyc1540

glum1547

discouraged1548

uncheerfulc1555

dumpish1560

out of heart1565

sadded1566

amoped1573

tristive1578

desolated1580

dejected1581

à la mort1586

delightless1589

afflicted1590

gladless1590

groanful1590

gloomya1593

muddy1592

sitheful1592

cloudy1594

leaden-hearted1596

disconsolated1598

clum1599

life-weary1599

spiritless1600

dusky1602

chop-fallen1604

flat1604

disanimated1605

jaw-fallen1605

moped1606

chap-fallen1608

decheerful1608

uncheerful1612

lacklustrea1616

pulled1616

dumpya1618

depressed1621

head-hung1632

grum1640

downa1644

dispirited1647

down-at-mouth1649

down in (rarely of) the mouth1649

unhearted1650

sunlessa1658

sadful1658

unlightened1659

chagrin1665

saddened1665

damp1667

moping1674

desponding1688

tristitious1694

unenjoying1697

unraised1697

unheartya1699

unked1698

despondent1699

dismal1705

unjoyful1709

unrejoiced1714

dreara1717

disheartened1720

mumpish1721

unrejoicing1726

downhearted1742

out of spirits1745

chagrineda1754

low-spirited1753

sombrea1767

black-blooded1771

glumpy1780

oorie1787

sombrous1789

morose1791

Novemberish1793

glumpish1800

mopeful1800

die-away1802

blue-devilish1804

blue-devilled1807

malagrugrous1818

down in the hip1826

yonderly1828

sunshineless1831

downfaced1832

broody1851

in a (or the) trough1856

blue-devilly1871

drooped1873

glummy1884

pippy1886

humpy1889

pipped1914

lousy1933

pissed1943

crappy1956

doomy1961

bummed1970

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 70 [He] makeð drupi chere.

a1240 Lofsong in Cott. Hom. 205 Sumehwile to pleiful, to drupi oðer hwiles.

?13.. MS. Cantab. Ff. ii. 38. 245 (Halliw.) Sche fonde the lady alle drupy, Sore wepyng and swythe sory.

a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 15 Her lothy leere is..ugly of cheere, droupy and drowsie.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. iii. 40 Titans golden flame That shines by Day, and droopy [1592 droopie] Night.

1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad ii. 29 Looking..droopy and woe-begone.

2. droopy drawers [drawers (see drawer n. 10)] , an untidy, sloppy, or depressing woman (occasionally, such a man). slang.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > depressing quality > depressing thing, person, or circumstances

cloudc1430

palla1450

melancholya1475

downdraughta1681

Job's comforter1738

damper1748

killjoy1776

wet blanket1810

down-drag1814

chill1821

dismals1829

shadow1855

down1856

a skeleton at the feast (or banquet)1857

wet blanket1857

depressor1868

dampener1887

sorry-go-round1898

wet smack1927

bringdown1935

droopy drawers1939

big chill1943

party pooper1947

misery1951

party poop1951

grinch1966

downer1969

1939 F. Ryerson & C. C. Clements June Mad i. 25 Elmer Tut—You haven't still got that droopy drawers?.. He looks like something whose mother was scared by a moose!

1966 ‘A. Gilbert’ Looking Glass Murder iv. 79 The neighbours round about thought what bad luck on that charming Mr. Duncan having a droopy-drawers for a wife.

Derivatives

droopiness n. tendency to hang down.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [noun] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply

droop1647

flagginess1654

drooping1816

droopiness1828

droopingness1864

weeping1869

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 870 Maiden, the sleepy richness of whose eyes, and the dowdy droopiness of whose bonnet, indicate serious contemplativeness.

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

单词	droopy
释义	droopyadj. Brit. /ˈdruːpi/, U.S. /ˈdrupi/ Forms: Middle English drupie, 1500s droupy, droupie, droopie, 1500s– droopy. Etymology: Early Middle English drupi , referred to droop v., but perhaps representing an Old Norse drupag-, < drupr* drooping spirits, faintness. 1. Dejected, sad, gloomy, drooping. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective] ungladc888 wearyc888 drearyc1000 dreary-moodOE heavyc1000 unmerryOE droopy?c1225 mournc1275 sada1300 languishinga1325 amayedc1330 matec1330 unlightc1330 unblissful1340 lowa1382 mishappyc1390 dullc1393 elengely1393 droopinga1400 heavy-hearteda1400 joylessa1400 sytefula1400 mornifc1400 tristy?c1400 lightless?1406 heartlessa1413 tristc1420 amatec1425 languoring?c1425 mirthlessc1430 heavisome1435 darkc1440 gloomingc1440 comfortlessc1460 amateda1470 chermatc1475 tristfula1492 lustless?1507 dolorous1513 ruthful1513 downcast1521 deject1528 heartsicka1529 lumpisha1535 coolc1540 dowlyc1540 glum1547 discouraged1548 uncheerfulc1555 dumpish1560 out of heart1565 sadded1566 amoped1573 tristive1578 desolated1580 dejected1581 à la mort1586 delightless1589 afflicted1590 gladless1590 groanful1590 gloomya1593 muddy1592 sitheful1592 cloudy1594 leaden-hearted1596 disconsolated1598 clum1599 life-weary1599 spiritless1600 dusky1602 chop-fallen1604 flat1604 disanimated1605 jaw-fallen1605 moped1606 chap-fallen1608 decheerful1608 uncheerful1612 lacklustrea1616 pulled1616 dumpya1618 depressed1621 head-hung1632 grum1640 downa1644 dispirited1647 down-at-mouth1649 down in (rarely of) the mouth1649 unhearted1650 sunlessa1658 sadful1658 unlightened1659 chagrin1665 saddened1665 damp1667 moping1674 desponding1688 tristitious1694 unenjoying1697 unraised1697 unheartya1699 unked1698 despondent1699 dismal1705 unjoyful1709 unrejoiced1714 dreara1717 disheartened1720 mumpish1721 unrejoicing1726 downhearted1742 out of spirits1745 chagrineda1754 low-spirited1753 sombrea1767 black-blooded1771 glumpy1780 oorie1787 sombrous1789 morose1791 Novemberish1793 glumpish1800 mopeful1800 die-away1802 blue-devilish1804 blue-devilled1807 malagrugrous1818 down in the hip1826 yonderly1828 sunshineless1831 downfaced1832 broody1851 in a (or the) trough1856 blue-devilly1871 drooped1873 glummy1884 pippy1886 humpy1889 pipped1914 lousy1933 pissed1943 crappy1956 doomy1961 bummed1970 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 70 [He] makeð drupi chere. a1240 Lofsong in Cott. Hom. 205 Sumehwile to pleiful, to drupi oðer hwiles. ?13.. MS. Cantab. Ff. ii. 38. 245 (Halliw.) Sche fonde the lady alle drupy, Sore wepyng and swythe sory. a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 15 Her lothy leere is..ugly of cheere, droupy and drowsie. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. iii. 40 Titans golden flame That shines by Day, and droopy [1592 droopie] Night. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad ii. 29 Looking..droopy and woe-begone. 2. droopy drawers [drawers (see drawer n. 10)] , an untidy, sloppy, or depressing woman (occasionally, such a man). slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > depressing quality > depressing thing, person, or circumstances cloudc1430 palla1450 melancholya1475 downdraughta1681 Job's comforter1738 damper1748 killjoy1776 wet blanket1810 down-drag1814 chill1821 dismals1829 shadow1855 down1856 a skeleton at the feast (or banquet)1857 wet blanket1857 depressor1868 dampener1887 sorry-go-round1898 wet smack1927 bringdown1935 droopy drawers1939 big chill1943 party pooper1947 misery1951 party poop1951 grinch1966 downer1969 1939 F. Ryerson & C. C. Clements June Mad i. 25 Elmer Tut—You haven't still got that droopy drawers?.. He looks like something whose mother was scared by a moose! 1966 ‘A. Gilbert’ Looking Glass Murder iv. 79 The neighbours round about thought what bad luck on that charming Mr. Duncan having a droopy-drawers for a wife. Derivatives droopiness n. tendency to hang down. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [noun] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply droop1647 flagginess1654 drooping1816 droopiness1828 droopingness1864 weeping1869 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 870 Maiden, the sleepy richness of whose eyes, and the dowdy droopiness of whose bonnet, indicate serious contemplativeness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?c1225
随便看	etc a little miss of etc a living etc a lock on etc a lock on something etc a maddie etc a man when he is down etc a mastery etc a maying etc a mile away etc a mile off etc a mint etc a mint of money etc a mischief——? etc a miss of etc a moody etc a mort etc a move or two etc a nap etc a packet etc a page from etc a page from a person etc a page from a person's book etc a page from a thing etc a peek etc a peg