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soppiness|ˈsɒpɪnɪs|
[f. soppy a.]
1. The state or condition of being soppy; wetness.
1895Daily News 25 Feb. 6/7 The heavy frosts and gradual thaw had brought the grounds to a condition of absolute soppiness. 1899Played on 38, I thought you would like to order the carriage at once, and get out of all this soppiness.
2. Mawkish sentiment, facile emotion.
1974I. Murdoch Sacred & Profane Love Machine 202 Harriet was..fearing tears, a kind of soppiness which might embarrass her dignified friend. 1978Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Dec. 1392/4 Soppiness vies with winsomeness in an exhibition of these postcards at the Bethnal Green Museum. |