sop·py (s p  )adj. sop·pi·er, sop·pi·est 1. Soaked; sopping. 2. Rainy. 3. Sentimental; maudlin. |
soppy [ˈsɒpɪ]
adj -pier, -piest
1. wet or soggy
2. Brit informal silly or sentimental
soppily adv
soppiness n
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| 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" hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, schmaltzy, schmalzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soupy, mushy, drippy 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) She loves soppy love stories.
Translations
soppy
adj (Brit inf) (= sentimental) book, song → schmalzig (inf); person → sentimental; look → schmachtend; (= effeminate) → weibisch
soppy [ˈsɒpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) (sentimental) → sdolcinato/a; (silly) → sciocco/a
soppy [ˈsɒpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) (sentimental) → sdolcinato/a; (silly) → sciocco/a
soppy [ˈsɒpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) (sentimental) → sdolcinato/a; (silly) → sciocco/a
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