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soupy

adjective \ ˈsü-pē \
|Updated on: 18 Aug 2018

Definition of soupy

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

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Examples of soupy in a Sentence

  1. The gravy was too soupy.

  2. the soupy skies over the island make a nighttime landing a very risky business

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First Known Use of soupy

1869

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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soupy Synonyms

Synonyms

beclouded, befogged, clouded, cloudy, foggy, hazy, misty, murky, smoggy;

Antonyms

clear, cloudless, limpid, pellucid, unclouded;

Near Antonyms

bright, clean;

clement, fair, sunny, sunshiny;

translucent, transparent;

Related Words

overcast, rainy, stormy, thick;

dirty, miry, mucky, muddy, slimy, slushy, turbid;

smoky (also smokey), smudgy, sooty;

filmy, milky, opaque;

SOUPY Defined for English Language Learners

soupy

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Definition of soupy for English Language Learners

  • : resembling soup

  • : very foggy or cloudy

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