soppy

[sop-ee] / ˈsɒp i /

ADJECTIVE

wet

Synonyms

WEAK

aqueous clammy dank dewy drenched dripping drizzling foggy humid misty moistened muggy pouring raining rainy saturate saturated showery slimy slippery slushy snowy soaked soaking sodden soggy sopping soused stormy teary teeming water-logged watery wringing-wet

ADJECTIVE

sentimental

Synonyms

WEAK

affected affectionate bathetic corny demonstrative dewy-eyed dreamy effusive gushing gushy idealistic impressionable inane insipid jejune languishing lovey-dovey loving maudlin mawkish moonstruck mushy nostalgic overacted overemotional passionate pathetic romantic rosewater saccharine sappy schmaltzy silly simpering sloppy slushy soapy sobby soft softhearted sugary sweet syrupy tear-jerking tearful tender touching vapid visionary weepy

Example Sentences

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But he does an excellent job of squaring the fading man before his eyes—the soppy grandparent and proud father—with the “shadowy, mysterious, sometimes frightening, often absent” stock figure from his youth.

From The Wall Street Journal

But she’s also a marriage-minded mercenary who can pitch one potential client on soppy platitudes about till death do you part, and immediately pivot to assuring a bride that it’s just a business deal.

From Los Angeles Times

"Not to get all soppy, but it's just something I never thought I would have", says Jo, who previously starred in the musical & Juliet and uses they/them pronouns.

From BBC

I wash my hands and my soppy sleeves, but they both remain discolored.

From Literature

But before the storytelling even starts, the actors in this National Theater production set about making a safe space with a preamble whose clear language and kind tone are not the least bit soppy.

From New York Times

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