drippily

drippily
adverb
in a mawkish and emotional manner
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the violinist played that piece mawkishly

Syn: ↑mawkishly
Derived from adjective: ↑drippy, ↑mawkish (for: ↑mawkishly)

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  • drippily — drippy ► ADJECTIVE (drippier, drippiest) 1) informal weak, ineffectual, or sloppily sentimental. 2) tending to drip. DERIVATIVES drippily adverb drippiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • drippily — See drippy. * * * …   Universalium

  • drippily — adverb In a drippy way …   Wiktionary

  • mawkishly — adverb in a mawkish and emotional manner the violinist played that piece mawkishly • Syn: ↑drippily • Derived from adjective: ↑drippy (for: ↑drippily), ↑mawkish …   Useful english dictionary

  • drippiness — See drippily. * * * …   Universalium

  • drippy — adjective (drippier, drippiest) 1》 informal weak, ineffectual, or sloppily sentimental. 2》 tending to drip. Derivatives drippily adverb drippiness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • drippiness — drippy ► ADJECTIVE (drippier, drippiest) 1) informal weak, ineffectual, or sloppily sentimental. 2) tending to drip. DERIVATIVES drippily adverb drippiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • drippy — ► ADJECTIVE (drippier, drippiest) 1) informal weak, ineffectual, or sloppily sentimental. 2) tending to drip. DERIVATIVES drippily adverb drippiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • drippy — adj. (drippier, drippiest) 1 tending to drip. 2 sl. (of a person) ineffectual; sloppily sentimental. Derivatives: drippily adv. drippiness n …   Useful english dictionary

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