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adjective sop·py \ˈsä-pē\

Definition of soppy

soppier

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soppiest

  1. 1 :  sentimental, mawkish

  2. 2a :  soaked through :  saturatedb :  very wet

soppiness

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  2. scanned the racks looking for the soppiest valentine the store had

1631

First Known Use of soppy

1631

soppy Synonyms

Synonyms
awash, bathed, bedraggled, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, logged, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, wet, soused, washed, watered, waterlogged, water-soaked, watery
Antonyms
arid, dry, unwatered, waterless
Related Words
deluged, drowned, flooded, inundated, overflowed; submerged, swamped; hydrated; dipped, dunked, splashed; aqueous; steeped; flushed, irrigated, laved, rinsed, sluiced; clammy, damp, dampish, dank, humid, moist, semimoist, wettish; boggy, miry, seepy, sloppy, squashy
Near Antonyms
bone-dry, hyperarid, ultradry; waterproof, water-repellent, water-resistant, watertight; baked, dehydrated, freeze-dried; droughty, parched, sere (also sear), sunbaked, thirsty; wrung

SOPPY Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of soppy for English Language Learners

  • : soaked through with water : very wet

  • : sad or romantic in a foolish or exaggerated way

  • : foolish or silly

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