dippiest

Adjective

dippy (comparative dippier, superlative dippiest)

1. (informal) Lacking common sense.
   • If a person were to wash only one side of his face and continually neglect the other side, he would soon become a local curiosity–would be considered dippy.1922, “Beautify Gillette”, in The Republican, volume 1, number 22, page 1

   Synonyms:

   dotty

2. (informal) Having romantic feelings for; excited or enthusiastic about.
   • “I’ve read in the papers that ye’re dippy about secon’-hand stuff,” she teased, referring to his mania for antiques […]1912, Clara E. Laughlin, chapter 4, in The Penny Philanthropist, New York: Fleming H. Revell, page 41
3. (Pennsylvania, UK, Western, informal) Of an egg: cooked so that the yolk remains runny and can be used for dipping.
   • The flat was his domain until ten a.m., he informed her brusquely. He liked reading the paper and partaking of a dippy egg in solitude.2004, Bernadette Strachan, chapter 20, in The Reluctant Landlady, London: Hodder & Stoughton, page 230
4. (informal) Involving or suited to dipping.
   • Also, salad dressing makes a great dippy sauce. Avoid low-fat salad dressings, which are usually loaded with fillers, sugar, and sodium.2001, Janet Mason Tarlov, The Everything Baby's First Food Book, page 257
5. (informal) Having dips (downward and upward slopes).
   • "It's not completely flat," Waddicor points out. "It's a bit up and down dippy. The gradients are quite steep compared with traditional lines."2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “A driver's eye view of East West Rail”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 33