as in sticky
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
drippy romance novels that are apparently intended for the terminally lovesick
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Recent Examples of drippy
Add a few drops of water if needed to create a drippy glaze.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2026
The funky facial expressions as Shannon would go on and on about something wavy gravy and hippy drippy.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
The drippy rainbow mural and striped chairs seemed to dance right along with her kaleidoscopic sound.
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Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
The budget line for drippy-looking electric candles alone must be through the roof.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drippy
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2026
The funky facial expressions as Shannon would go on and on about something wavy gravy and hippy drippy.
—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
The drippy rainbow mural and striped chairs seemed to dance right along with her kaleidoscopic sound.
—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
The budget line for drippy-looking electric candles alone must be through the roof.
—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drippy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drippy
Adjective
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The shiny, non-sticky formula is infused with a hyaluronic acid complex, mango seed butter, and fruit extracts to keep lips feeling comfortable.
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Use yellow sticky traps to monitor.
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Throughout the night, sentimental videos from different chapters of Jackson's career played on the screens by the stage, along with messages from stars not in attendance like country singers Keith Urban, Zac Brown and Kenny Chesney as well as NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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The series combines potty-mouthed put-downs with more sentimental story lines.
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Winning like a Feeney Due to some sloppy defensive errors from the silver-haired infield, the Feeneys allowed more runs in the top of the seventh.
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The Walpole, Massachusetts native, making his second career start at Fenway Park in front of family and friends, surrendered a two-run, go-ahead homer to ex-Yankees prospect Caleb Durbin in the fifth inning of what was a sloppy, 6-3, loss for the Bombers.
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
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In May, confirming rumors that had been swirling for months, Anthropic’s life sciences lead Eric Kauderer-Abrams publicly acknowledged that the company is building out its own wet labs and hiring biologists to run its own basic research.
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Addam has a dragon and got to swoop in after all the fighting for the warm and fuzzy stuff.
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The therapist was a round, soft woman who sat cross-legged on a fuzzy couch.
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The chocolatey, ooey, gooey molten cake is filled with sweet, tart raspberries for the perfect bite.
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Lovebugs — the annoying, gooey black insects that splatter on your car’s windshield and grille while in an amorous embrace — have returned in mass numbers this month after recent concerns by experts that the bugs may have been headed for extinction.
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“Drippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drippy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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