soupy

American  

[soo-pee] / ˈsu pi /

adjective

soupier, soupiest

1. resembling soup in consistency.

   soupy oatmeal.

2. very thick; dense.

   a soupy fog.

3. Informal. overly sentimental; mawkish.

   soupy love scenes.

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soupy British  

/ ˈsuːpɪ /

adjective

1. having the appearance or consistency of soup

2. informal emotional or sentimental

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Etymology

Origin of soupy

First recorded in 1870–75; soup + -y ¹

Explanation

Soupy things have the texture and thickness of soup. If the sidewalk is covered in soupy, half-frozen slush, you'll want to wear your boots. Anything that reminds you of soup, especially in consistency, is soupy. Your favorite dish at an Indian restaurant might be a spicy, soupy mix of spinach and cheese, although you may prefer the cardamom ice cream to the soupy rice pudding for dessert. You can also use soupy for something that's overly sentimental or sappy: "She sent me this soupy Valentine's Day card, but I was hoping for chocolates."

Example Sentences

The soupy stuff ejected by our Sun can reach temperatures of up to 1,000,000 Kelvin, which is more than 2500 times hotter than a freshly made pumpkin soup!

From Space Scoop • Nov. 19, 2025

Well, hopefully the food—what do they eat, reddish potato-y soupy things?—is good.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2025

It was while peeling a knotty hunk of ginger in a soupy kitchen that I first began to appreciate the fine art of slowing down.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

“Its beautiful stuff, all charred, but still there,” she said, adding: “The rain brings an urgency to getting the stuff out before its becomes a soupy mess.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

Ewen the warm, soupy water of the Chattana River would make a person cold if he was in it too long.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Related Words

• maudlin
• mushy
• syrupy