soppy

American  

[sop-ee] / ˈsɒp i /

adjective

soppier, soppiest

1. soaked, drenched, or very wet, as ground.

2. rainy, as weather.

3. British Slang. excessively sentimental; mawkish.

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soppy British  

/ ˈsɒpɪ /

adjective

1. wet or soggy

2. informal silly or sentimental

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Other Word Forms

• soppily adverb
• soppiness noun

Etymology

Origin of soppy

First recorded in 1605–15; sop + -y ¹

Example Sentences

But he does an excellent job of squaring the fading man before his eyes—the soppy grandparent and proud father—with the “shadowy, mysterious, sometimes frightening, often absent” stock figure from his youth.

From The Wall Street Journal

But she’s also a marriage-minded mercenary who can pitch one potential client on soppy platitudes about till death do you part, and immediately pivot to assuring a bride that it’s just a business deal.

From Los Angeles Times

"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.

From BBC

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

From Literature

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.

From New York Times