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 • Oct. 9, 2025

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 • Jun. 12, 2025

“It sounds incredibly soppy, but, in a sense, I’m conversing with them when I’m working,” Auerbach said.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

"I spend most Monday evenings in tears and I'm not a particularly soppy person."

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022

And anyway, she had to act like she was cool about it, otherwise things would just get soppy.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older