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soppy Definition

soppy (säpē)

adjective -·pier, -·pi·est

  1. very wet; sopping
  2. rainy
  3. Informal sentimental

soppy Synonyms

soppy

modif.

  1. Very wet

    wet, drenched, soaked, drippy, drizzling, saturated, damp, muggy, watery, rainy.

  2. Sentimental

    romantic, mushy, schmaltzy, maudlin.

soppy Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • too: It's not too soppy for a man, yet it's sweet enough for the most ladylike of ladies!
  • all: Why didn't she go all soppy over me?
  • very: Will knows one of his worst traits is his ability to fall in love fast and get very soppy whilst in love.
  • quite: Maddy and Bobby We have had him 6 months now and the change in him makes me quite soppy at times.
  • not: It's not soppy and is is full of quirky jokes and puns.
  • incredibly: He is incredibly soppy and loves LOTS of attention!

Modifies a noun

  • stuff: Thats all the soppy stuff out of the way, now lets get down to the good bits.
  • song: This is a soppy song, ' suggests Meridian.
  • film: You could almost make a soppy film for stupid people about all this.
  • thing: You would have thought a sports center would have had a proper 25m pool instead of this soppy little thing.
  • movie: They both enjoyed a soppy date movie and some reminiscences of their first impressions of each other.
  • poem: You love all things fluffy and lovely, and probably enjoy romantic novels and soppy poems.

Used with adjective complement

  • get: Or is that me getting soppy in my old age?
  • go: Why didn't she go all soppy over me?
  • feel: Love makes us feel soppy, and the parasitic memes exploit that soppiness -- living off our big brains and our romantic natures.
  • sound: Although we had been together only the day before it felt like an eternity ( I know it sounds soppy!

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  9. sophistry
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