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—soppiness, n./sop"ee/, adj., soppier, soppiest.1. soaked, drenched, or very wet, as ground.2. rainy, as weather.3. Brit. Slang. excessively sentimental; mawkish.[1605-15; SOP + -Y1]
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Soppy — Sop py, a. Soaked or saturated with liquid or moisture; very wet or sloppy. [1913 Webster] It [Yarmouth] looked rather spongy and soppy. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soppy — very wet, 1823, from SOP (Cf. sop); meaning sentimental first recorded 1918 … Etymology dictionary
soppy — *sentimental, romantic, mawkish, maudlin, mushy, slushy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
soppy — ► ADJECTIVE (soppier, soppiest) Brit. informal 1) self indulgently sentimental. 2) lacking spirit. DERIVATIVES soppily adverb soppiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «soaked with water»: from … English terms dictionary
soppy — [säp′ē] adj. soppier, soppiest 1. very wet; sopping 2. rainy 3. Informal sentimental … English World dictionary
soppy — sop|py [ˈsɔpi US ˈsa:pi] adj comparative soppier superlative soppiest BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: soppy completely wet (19 20 centuries), from SOP1] 1.) expressing love or emotions in a way that seems silly American Equivalent: sappy ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
soppy — [[t]sɒ̱pi[/t]] soppier, soppiest ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or something as soppy, you mean that they are foolishly sentimental. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He s constantly on the phone to his girlfriend being soppy... She loves soppy love stories,… … English dictionary
soppy — adjective BrE informal 1 expressing romantic feelings of love or sadness in a way that seems silly or weak; sappy (1) AmE: a soppy film 2 be soppy about to be very fond of someone or something, in a way that seems silly to other people: She s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
soppy — UK [ˈsɒpɪ] / US [ˈsɑpɪ] adjective Word forms soppy : adjective soppy comparative soppier superlative soppiest informal very emotional or romantic in a way that is embarrassing. The usual American word is sappy soppy ballads … English dictionary
soppy — adjective (soppier; est) Date: 1631 1. sentimental, mawkish 2. a. soaked through ; saturated b. very wet • soppiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
