drippily

1 9.2

In a way that is too emotional and shows too much feeling

adverb
/ˈdrɪpɪli/

: de manera empalagosa

She tends to write drippily sentimental poems that some readers find overly emotional.

Examples

The movie ended drippily, with everyone hugging and crying in slow motion.
She spoke drippily about her lost love.
He spoke drippily about his childhood memories, leaving the audience slightly embarrassed.
He always writes drippily in his poetry.
The movie was so drippily sentimental that many viewers left the theater in tears.
She spoke drippily about her childhood memories, making everyone feel nostalgic.
His drippily emotional speech moved the audience to applaud for several minutes.

Synonyms

cloyingly

vsdrippily

1 8.4

In a way that is too sweet or too emotional to enjoy

is similar but centers on sickly sentiment rather than richness or taste

gushingly

vsdrippily

1 7.7

Speak or write with too much excited praise

is more about sentimental sadness than energetic, unrestrained enthusiasm

mawkishly

vsdrippily

1 9.9

In a very sad and fake way that feels too strong

is the broader term for excessive sentimental or emotional expression

mushily

vsdrippily

1 7.4

In a very emotional and sweet way

is more extreme, implying a sickly or excessive emotional tone

dewily

vsdrippily

1 9.9

In a way that looks like someone has wet eyes because they feel moved

is more excessively sentimental rather than simply teary emotion

wetly

vsdrippily

1 7.8

In a weak or overly emotional way that does not convince

is more intensely sentimental and emotionally heavy rather than weak

Antonyms

stoically

6 6.8

Act without showing pain or strong feelings when things are hard

How Sentimental

mawkishly

1 9.9

drippily

1 9.2

sentimentally

2 4.7

touchingly

2 5.1

Surface Forms

drippily positive

Morphology

drippily = drippy (semi-transparent) = drip + y + ly

Formation from the adjective 'drippy' with the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' is straightforward and directly yields the adverbial meaning.

Etymology

Drippily comes from drip plus the endings -y and -ly, so imagine something 'dripping' with tears or very sweet words. So, to act drippily is to be 'too emotional'.