soupy
Americanadjective
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resembling soup in consistency.
soupy oatmeal.
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very thick; dense.
a soupy fog.
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Informal. overly sentimental; mawkish.
soupy love scenes.
adjective
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having the appearance or consistency of soup
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informal emotional or sentimental
Etymology
Origin of soupy
Example Sentences
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On Venus, sounds that are caused by solid objects vibrating, like harmonicas or reed organ pipes, would be pitched down because the atmosphere is dense and soupy.
From Salon
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
“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
This isn’t the soupy liberal message of a yard sign.
From Salon
The scenic design by Lawrence E. Moten III recreates this soupy milieu so vividly that I found myself swatting away invisible mosquitoes.
From Los Angeles Times
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