soupy

soupy
/sooh"pee/, adj., soupier, soupiest.
1. resembling soup in consistency: soupy oatmeal.
2. very thick; dense: a soupy fog.
3. Informal. overly sentimental; mawkish: soupy love scenes.
[1870-75; SOUP + -Y1]

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