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
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Take gumbo, the iconic soupy stew of New Orleanian origin born on the outskirts of European empire in the 18th century.
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Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
Very hard, small lumps or watery, soupy liquid are both cause for concern.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
An order of lumacha alla vodka arrived overcooked, awash in enough spicy tomato sauce and runny cheese to give it a soupy texture.
—Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
About half of the oil from Deepwater Horizon accumulated in a soupy plume that hovered at a depth of around eleven hundred metres.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
Very hard, small lumps or watery, soupy liquid are both cause for concern.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
An order of lumacha alla vodka arrived overcooked, awash in enough spicy tomato sauce and runny cheese to give it a soupy texture.
—Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
About half of the oil from Deepwater Horizon accumulated in a soupy plume that hovered at a depth of around eleven hundred metres.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for soupy
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“Soupy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soupy. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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