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soppy
sop·py S0567200 (sŏp′ē)adj. sop·pi·er, sop·pi·est 1. Soaked; sopping.2. Rainy.3. Sentimental; maudlin.soppy (ˈsɒpɪ) adj, -pier or -piest1. wet or soggy2. informal Brit silly or sentimental ˈsoppily adv ˈsoppiness nsop•py (ˈsɒp i) adj. -pi•er, -pi•est. 1. soaked or drenched. 2. rainy. 3. excessively sentimental; mawkish. [1605–15] sop′pi•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | soppy - wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"soddenwet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" | | 2. | soppy - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, schmaltzy, schmalzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soupy, mushy, drippyemotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional" |
soppyadjective (Brit. informal) sentimental, corny (slang), slushy (informal), soft (informal), silly, daft (informal), weepy (informal), mawkish, drippy (informal), lovey-dovey, schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), gushy (informal), overemotional, three-hankie (informal) She loves soppy love stories.soppyadjective1. Covered with or full of liquid:sodden, soggy, sopping, wet.2. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional:bathetic, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft.Informal: gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, sloppy, soupy.Slang: drippy, sappy, tear-jerking.Translationssoppy
sopping wetTotally soaked, drenched, or covered in some liquid, especially water. Hyphenated if used before a noun. Quick, come in out of that rain before you get sopping wet! You want to dip the bread into the egg mixture until it is sopping wet, then quickly put it on the hot skillet. I got out of my sopping-wet clothes and wrapped up in a dry, fluffy towel.See also: sopping, wetsoppyOverly maudlin or sentimental; having or showing excessive tender or sad emotions. He got fame and fortune from his soppy love songs, but he isn't given enough credit for his talent as a songwriter and musician. My uncle always gets a bit soppy when he's been drinking, blubbering on about how much he loves his family and so on.sopping (wet) and soppy mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also wet.) After about six beers, Ralph found himself a little soppy. See also: sopping, wetsoppy verbSee sopping wetsoppy
Synonyms for soppyadj sentimentalSynonyms- sentimental
- corny
- slushy
- soft
- silly
- daft
- weepy
- mawkish
- drippy
- lovey-dovey
- schmaltzy
- icky
- gushy
- overemotional
- three-hankie
Synonyms for soppyadj covered with or full of liquidSynonymsadj affectedly or extravagantly emotionalSynonyms- bathetic
- gushy
- maudlin
- mawkish
- romantic
- sentimental
- slushy
- sobby
- soft
- gooey
- mushy
- schmaltzy
- sloppy
- soupy
- drippy
- sappy
- tear-jerking
Synonyms for soppyadj wet through and throughSynonymsRelated Wordsadj effusively or insincerely emotionalSynonyms- hokey
- kitschy
- maudlin
- mawkish
- schmaltzy
- schmalzy
- bathetic
- sentimental
- slushy
- soupy
- mushy
- drippy
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