soppy

[ sop-ee ]

/ ˈsɒp i /

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Definition of soppy

adjective, sop·pi·er, sop·pi·est.

soaked, drenched, or very wet, as ground.

rainy, as weather.

British Slang. excessively sentimental; mawkish.

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Origin of soppy

First recorded in 1605–15; sop + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM soppy

sop·pi·ness, noun

Words nearby soppy

soporiferous, soporific, soporose, soporous, sopping, soppy, sopranino, soprano, soprano clef, sop up, Sopwith

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How to use soppy in a sentence

You could feel the cold, wet drizzle, the soppy tracks, the weariness of "throwing switches."
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser
The elephant, Imogene, was bulked dimly in the first gray of a soppy dawn.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
The little man's topknot was soppy with whiskey; his face was running with it; his eyes were full of it.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
I dunno—through the lungs, I guess; my sleeve's gitting soppy right under his shoulder.
Flying U Ranch|B. M. Bower

I did not poll for him, nor did I solicit a soul in his behalf; yet Soppy won the election by a considerable majority.
George Cruikshank's Omnibus|George Cruikshank

British Dictionary definitions for soppy

soppy

/ (ˈsɒpɪ) /

adjective -pier or -piest

wet or soggy

British informal silly or sentimental

Derived forms of soppy

soppily, adverbsoppiness, noun

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