drooly en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɹuːli/
Etymology
Etymology tree English drool Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English drooly From drool + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Producing an excess of drool.
Nestor leans down and pats NJ on the head and NJ jumps right up in his lap and gives him a big slurpy, drooly doggy kiss right on his face.
2007, A. L. Niflhaim, Gail McLeod, Christmas in Distress, page 85:Only I remember how my baby gurgled with joy at age three months and gave me a drooly, lop-sided grin when I entered her pretty sunshine-yellow room […]
1998, Anne McCracken, Mary Semel, A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies, page 58:
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(informal) Covered in drool.
a drooly pillow
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drooliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| droolier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |