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soppy
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sop·py  (sp)
adj. sop·pi·er, sop·pi·est
1. Soaked; sopping.
2. Rainy.
3. Sentimental; maudlin. See Synonyms at sentimental.

soppy
Adjective
[-pier, -piest] Informal foolishly sentimental: a soppy love song
soppily adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.soppy - wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"
wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
2.soppy - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

soppy
adjective Brit. (informal) sentimental, corny (slang) slushy (informal) soft (informal) silly, daft (informal) weepy (informal) mawkish, drippy (informal) lovey-dovey, schmaltzy (slang) icky (informal) gushy (informal) overemotional, three-hankie (informal)
Translations
Spanish soppy [ˈsɔpɪ] adj (pej) → bobo, tonto
French soppy [ˈsɔpɪ] adj (pej) → sentimental(e)
German soppy [ˈsɔpɪ] (pej) adj (person) → sentimental;
(film) → schmalzig

Italian soppy [ˈsɔpɪ] adj (pej) → sentimentale

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