Definition of "drippy" [drippy]

• Characterized by dripping; drizzly: a drippy, wet day. (adjective)
• Slang Tiresome or annoying. (adjective)
• Slang Mawkishly sentimental: a drippy love scene. (adjective)

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• "Mostly because I found Romeo & Juliet kind of drippy in high school."
• "Meanwhile, his own pet projects sound kind of drippy and humorless."
• ""I'm expecting a lot of glamour -- in spite of the fact that it's kind of drippy outside and on the chilly side!""