Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Soaked; sopping.
- adjective Rainy.
- adjective Sentimental; maudlin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Wet; soaked; abounding in moisture: as, a soppy day.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Soaked or saturated with liquid or moisture; very wet or sloppy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Very
wet ;sodden ,soaked - adjective
sentimental ,maudlin ,bathetic - adjective informal
schmaltzy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective effusively or insincerely emotional
- adjective wet through and through; thoroughly wet
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Examples
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It reminded me of an old Patty Loveless song, “Handful of Dust,” which is kind of soppy, but fairly accurate:
Making my day « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2006
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You might think this a bit uncharacteristically 'soppy' but several Rotarians had been acting as stewards and thought that I'd been pushing an empty pram around as a stunt.
Archive 2007-12-01 Glyn Davies 2007
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You might think this a bit uncharacteristically 'soppy' but several Rotarians had been acting as stewards and thought that I'd been pushing an empty pram around as a stunt.
Service before Self Glyn Davies 2007
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The thing with her is that she has such a characterful voice but it often comes across as twee with the kind of soppy or poppy songs she sings.
FallNews 1999
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Though a fashionable resort in those days when any seaside town was a possible future Brighton, Lymington is never likely to become crowded with visitors again, but artists find many good studies on the river and in the town and even on the "soppy" flats themselves, and there are salt baths at high tide for those unconventional holiday-makers who favour the place.
Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Edric Holmes
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You've clearly learnt to rely on yourself and seem to fear any kind of soppy dependence on others.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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There are a lot of ways a music forum dedicated to great pop music could have addressed the passing of the 'King of Pop' without having to tread into 'soppy' territory.
unknown title 2009
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Certain 'soppy' events in the anime are replaced by a more violent and harsher reality.
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Not soppy, realistic and there is a powerful message there about the nature of love/friendship.
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Well, no, not really, Hubby was all soppy with admiration for my hard work.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » SINK METAPHORS, TOAST FAIRIES, AND WRITING 2010
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