drippy
/ˈdɹɪpi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.12 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "We headed for Tommy's Joynt on the corner, placed our orders for drippy roast beef dip sandwiches with the meat carvers behind the sneezeproof glass, and sat at our usual table under the stairs."
- "In spite of the drippy weather, a small crowd of curious Whistlebrass residents explored the fairground eating cotton candy and roasted peanuts."
- "Julianne Moore’s Chanel was woefully drippy, Jennifer Aniston’s mermaid Versace was stale as five-day-old bread and Kerry Washington wore maid-of-honour chic."
Etymology
Etymology tree English drip Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English drippy From drip + -y.