1. in a manner characterized by dripping; with liquid falling in drops
2. in an overly sentimental, maudlin, or emotionally excessive way
Usage: informal

Examples

• The faucet was leaking drippily into the sink all night.
• She spoke drippily about her lost love, making everyone uncomfortable.
• Paint dripped drippily from the brush onto the canvas.
• He delivered the apology drippily, with exaggerated emotion.
• The ice cream melted drippily down the cone in the summer heat.
• The actor recited the monologue drippily, laying on the melodrama.