drooly

[ droo-lee ]

adjective

, drool·i·er, drool·i·est.

1. drooling, tending to drool, or covered with drool.
2. Slang. exceptionally pleasing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drooly¹

drool + -y ¹

Example Sentences

If the dogs get drooly, the bottom of the station is slanted forward so the water runs away from the cabinets.

From Seattle Times

“Drooly”: Likely to provoke saliva streams as one immediately lapses into head-drooping stupor during second episode.

From Seattle Times

Because another thing, real evil, when you talk about devilish people, evil people, you think, “Oh, he’s going to be twitching and slimy and drooly.”

From Slate

He gave her a drooly grin and reached for her nose.

From Literature

These early chapter books, begun in 2013 — “Mrs. Noodlekugel,” “Mrs. Noodlekugel and Four Blind Mice,” “Mrs. Noodlekugel and Drooly the Bear” — feature a brother and sister who move to a cramped apartment building.

From New York Times