soupier; soupiest
1
: having the consistency of soup
2
: densely foggy or cloudy
3
: overly sentimental

Examples of soupy in a Sentence

The gravy was too soupy. the soupy skies over the island make a nighttime landing a very risky business
Recent Examples on the Web Louisiana’s famous creations, for example, tend to be fluffier or more densely saucy than South Carolinian bog, which is as soupy as the word suggests. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024 Other scientists theorize that the combined effects of a soupy atmosphere and sloshing innards of early Venus slowed the original clockwise revolution, perhaps even to a halt. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024 In Brazil, beans are cooked every which way, but this is the most basic and ubiquitous – a soupy vegetarian bean preparation typically served over white rice as a side. Sara Franklin, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 The clockwise flow around a zone of high pressure parked off the Mid-Atlantic coast helped pump soupy air from the Gulf of Mexico over much of the central and eastern U.S. where snow cover had previously reached record levels. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024 The soupy conditions are expected to continue into the mid- to late morning. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024 Try a single bulb in an old and intricately patterned gravy boat or teacup, or, for more impact, plant several bulbs together in a lidless soupier or tureen, covering the soil with a layer of green moss that can either be lifted from the garden or bought in bags from floristry suppliers. Paula Sutton, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023 Make a thicker filling: No one likes a soupy cobbler. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2023 The soupy chilaquiles and the milanesa live inside a classic bolillo (our version of the New York deli roll), which is the perfect container: crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside to soak up all the salsa from the chilaquiles. Jorge Valencia Mariano Fernandez, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of soupy was in 1869

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Cite this Entry

“Soupy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soupy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

soupy

adjective
soupier; soupiest
1
: resembling soup
2
: thickly foggy or cloudy
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