drippy, a.
(ˈdrɪpɪ)
[f. drip + -y1.]
1. Characterized by dripping; wet, rainy.
| 1817–18 Cobbett Resid. U.S. (1822) 50 The drippy and chilly climate of England. 1868 Longfellow in Life (1891) III. 108 In town. Muddy, sloppy, drippy. |
2. Drivelling, sloppily sentimental; having the characteristics of a ‘drip’ (see drip n. 3 c); ‘wet’. colloq. (orig. U.S.).
| 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? |