droopily
In sagging fashion
In a drooping or sagging manner, suggesting weariness, dejection, or lack of energy: Her eyes closed droopily as the lecture droned on.
The word often describes physical movements that convey emotional states—shoulders slumping, heads nodding, flowers wilting.
In exhausted manner
- tiredlyIn a fatigued manner
- sleepilyIn a tired manner
- drowsilyIn a tired way
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
lethargically · languidly · listlessly · heavily · torpidly · dozily · groggily · blearily
Without rigidity or tension
- looselyWithout being tight
- floppilyIn a limp manner
- slacklyWithout firmness or tension
- languidlyIn a weary manner
lazily · bonelessly · hunched · stooped · lolling · dangling · hanging · bent
Without rigidity or tension
- flaccidlyWithout rigidity or tone
- floppilyIn a limp manner
- witheringDrying and declining
- flaggingLosing vigor progressively
fading · shriveling · desiccating · parched · dehydrated · petals · leaves · stems
In a sorrowful manner
- dejectedlyIn a disheartened manner
- despondentlyIn a hopeless manner
- gloomilyIn a dejected manner
- mournfullyIn a grieving way
forlornly · dispiritedly · crestfallenly · morosely · dolefully · wistfully · sorrowfully · melancholically
wearily
In exhausted manner
sluggishly · lethargically · languidly · listlessly · heavily · torpidly · dozily · groggily · blearily · slumped
limply
Without rigidity or tension
languidly · lazily · bonelessly · hunched · stooped · lolling · dangling · hanging · bent · curved
limply
Without rigidity or tension
flagging · fading · shriveling · desiccating · parched · dehydrated · petals · leaves · stems · flowers
sadly
In a sorrowful manner
- dejectedlyIn a disheartened manner
- despondentlyIn a hopeless manner
- gloomilyIn a dejected manner
mournfully · forlornly · dispiritedly · crestfallenly · morosely · dolefully · wistfully · sorrowfully · melancholically · dismally
droopilyerectly
In vertical position
rigidly · stiffly · uprightly · ramrod-straight · tautly
droopilyenergetically
With much vigor
briskly · vivaciously · vigorously · perkily · sprightly
droopilycheerfully
In a glad manner
perkily · brightly · chirpily · enthusiastically · buoyantly
- drooping eyelidsLids that sag downward