drippy

UK: /ˈdrɪpi/ US: (drip′ē)

Inflections of 'drippy' (adj):

drippier

adj comparative

drippiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

drip•py  (drip′ē), adj. -pi•er, -pi•est. 

1. dripping or tending to drip:
   a drippy faucet.
2. tending to be rainy, wet, or drizzly:
   a hot, drippy country; drippy weather.
3. [Slang.] revoltingly sentimental;
   mawkish:
   another drippy love story.

• drip + -y¹ 1810–20

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drippy / ˈdrɪpɪ/ adjective ( -pier, -piest)

1. mawkish, insipid, or inane
2. tending to drip