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SOPPY
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Irregular inflected forms: soppier , soppiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Effusively or insincerely emotional
Example:
slushy poetry
Synonyms:
bathetic; drippy; hokey; kitschy; maudlin; mawkish; mushy; sappy; schmaltzy; schmalzy; sentimental; slushy; soppy; soupy
Classified under:
Similar:
emotional (of more than usual emotion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Wet through and through; thoroughly wet
Example:
soppy clothes
Synonyms:
sodden; soppy
Classified under:
Similar:
wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)
