DRIPPY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

drippy

adjective

ˈdri-pē

Definition of drippy

as in sentimental

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 Tom Holland comes across as a vulnerable princeling without being petulant or drippy. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Upstate, all the drippy humidity and congested traffic of the city dissolves into a placid breeze. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026 Donut peaches are usually palm-sized and easy to polish off in a few drippy, delightful bites. — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 June 2026 There have been several incarnations since, all with shapeshifting powers that transform their drippy clay body structures; all have been adversaries of Batman. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drippy

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At times, Marianne’s second-act emotional breakdown feels siloed from the rest of the picture, but the strands coalesce beautifully in an emotionally overwhelming finale that’s tearjerking, but never manipulative or overly sentimental.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Mariachi is very sentimental, while banda brings the party and total chaos.

— Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of sentimental

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The spike in core CPI shows price pressures are broadening into other categories beyond energy, experts noted, a sign inflation remains sticky.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
With inflation remaining sticky, the central bank may need to raise rates higher and keep them there for longer in 2027, said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at Fwdbonds.

— Michelle Fox,Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sticky

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Two innings later, the Dodgers took the lead again, rewarded for hard contact as the Brewers’ defense showed its first signs of sloppy play.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The pair seemed prepared and methodical—not sloppy carousers but people with a plan.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of sloppy

Adjective

Yet Abrams still won’t kvetch about being crammed into a tiny whale-stomach set with a camera crew, while a half-dozen crew members surrounding the practical gut, wielding a gimbal, tossed him around like a wet rag doll.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Not quite land and not quite water, too wet to yield bounty, too dangerous to navigate, too wild to fit into our concept of beauty, bogs were obstacles to human prosperity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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