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soppy

[ sop-ee ]

adjective

soppier, soppiest.
  1. soaked, drenched, or very wet, as ground.
  2. rainy, as weather.
  3. British Slang. excessively sentimental; mawkish.


soppy

/ ˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. wet or soggy
  2. informal.
    silly or sentimental
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZ辱, adverb
  • ˈDZ辱Ա, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • DZp·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of soppy1

First recorded in 1605–15; sop + -y 1
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"Not to get all soppy, but it's just something I never thought I would have", says Jo, who previously starred in the musical & Juliet and uses they/them pronouns.

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I wash my hands and my soppy sleeves, but they both remain discolored.

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But before the storytelling even starts, the actors in this National Theater production set about making a safe space with a preamble whose clear language and kind tone are not the least bit soppy.

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The soppy ground will keep any new rainfall from soaking in, increasing the risk of flash flooding with any new rain this weekend.

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“It sounds incredibly soppy, but, in a sense, I’m conversing with them when I’m working,” Auerbach said.

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