soppy
soppy · soppier · soppiest
Very wet; sodden, soakedVery wet; sodden, soaked.
/ˈsɒpi/
» He cried through the whole film, this soppy old sentimentalist.
Meaning
2 sensesVery wet; sodden, soaked.
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
(figuratively, informal)Overly sentimental, maudlin, schmaltzy.
Listen, those men will only turn soppy and puppy-dog eyed as soon as your turn to leave.
Examples
2 sentencesHe cried through the whole film, this soppy old sentimentalist.
Tom wrote Mary a soppy love letter and she kept reading it over and over.
deTom hat Maria einen schnulzigen Liebesbrief geschrieben, welchen sie immer und immer wieder las.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From sop + -y. In sense 2, unrelated etymologically to sappy (“excessively emotional”).From sop + -y. In sense 2, unrelated etymologically to sappy (“excessively emotional”).
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Forms
soppier, soppiestSynonyms
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3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form