drippy
/ˈdɹɪpi/adjective
drippy is spelled D-R-I-P-P-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, drippy means “Dripping or tending to drip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in drippy?
| Letters | 6: D-R-I-P-P-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is drippy?
Drippy appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce drippy?
- /ˈdɹɪpi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-drippy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of drippy
- drippier comparative
- drippiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drippy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Dripping or tending to drip.
- 2
informalRainy.
- 3
informalMaudlin; sentimental.
- 4
informalTiresome; annoying.
- 5
slangExtravagant, luxurious.
- 6
slangWet (sexually aroused)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does drippy come from?
From drip + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).