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droopy

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droop⋅y

  [droo-pee]
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–adjective, droop⋅i⋅er, droop⋅i⋅est.
1. hanging down; sagging.
2. lacking in spirit or courage; disheartened; dejected.
Origin:
1200–50; ME drupi. See droop, -y 1

Related forms:
droop⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. dispirited, forlorn, despondent, discouraged, downhearted, downcast, doleful, subdued, depressed.
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droop   (drōōp)   
v.   drooped, droop·ing, droops

v.   intr.

  1. To bend or hang downward: "His mouth drooped sadly, pulled down, no doubt, by the plump weight of his jowls" (Gore Vidal).

  2. To bend or sag gradually: flowers drooping in the midday heat.

  3. To sag in dejection or exhaustion: drooped from lack of sleep.

v.   tr.
To let bend or hang down: "He drooped his body over the rail" (Norman Mailer).
n.  The act or condition of drooping.

[Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drūpa; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]
droop'i·ly, droop'ing·ly adv., droop'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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