"soppy" meaning in English

See soppy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɒpi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-soppy.wav Forms: soppier [comparative], soppiest [superlative]
Etymology: From sop + y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sop|y}} sop + y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} soppy (comparative soppier, superlative soppiest)
  1. Very wet; sodden, soaked. Translations (very wet): promáčený (Czech), promáčený skrz naskrz (Czech)
    Sense id: en-soppy-en-adj-4S9YP4V1 Disambiguation of 'very wet': 98 2
  2. (figurative) Overly sentimental, maudlin, schmaltzy. Tags: figuratively Translations (sentimental): сладникаво сантиментален (sladnikavo santimentalen) (Bulgarian), sentimentální (Czech), limonádový (Czech), afektema (Esperanto), mièvre (French), σαχλός (sachlós) (Greek), sentimental [masculine] (Romanian), emoționant [masculine] (Romanian), sentimentaloide (Spanish), muy sentimental (Spanish), sensiblero (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-soppy-en-adj-c39HdEW5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'sentimental': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: soppily, soppiness

Inflected forms

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