soppy

[ sop-ee ]
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adjective,sop·pi·er, sop·pi·est.
  1. soaked, drenched, or very wet, as ground.

  2. rainy, as weather.

  1. British Slang. excessively sentimental; mawkish.

Origin of soppy

1
First recorded in 1605–15; sop + -y1

Other words from soppy

  • sop·pi·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for soppy

soppy

/ (ˈsɒpɪ) /


adjective-pier or -piest
  1. wet or soggy

  2. British informal silly or sentimental

Derived forms of soppy

  • soppily, adverb
  • soppiness, noun

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