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- [sop-ee]
- /ˈsɒp i/
- /ˈsɒp.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sop-ee]
- /ˈsɒp i/
Definitions of soppy word
- adjective soppy soaked, drenched, or very wet, as ground. 1
- adjective soppy rainy, as weather. 1
- adjective soppy British Slang. excessively sentimental; mawkish. 1
- adjective soppy overly sentimental 1
- adjective soppy If you describe someone or something as soppy, you mean that they are foolishly sentimental. 0
- adjective soppy wet or soggy 0
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Origin of soppy
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; sop + -y1
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Parts of speech for Soppy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soppy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soppy
adj soppy
adjective soppy
- drizzling — Present participle of drizzle.
- gooey — like or covered with goo; sticky; viscid.
- lovesick — languishing with love: a lovesick adolescent.
- mawkish — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
- melting — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
noun soppy
- mawkishness — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
- mush — a trip or journey, especially across snow and ice with a dog team.
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