"soupy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsuːpi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-soupy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: soupier [comparative], soupiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːpi Etymology: From Middle English soupi, suppy, equivalent to soup + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|soupi}} Middle English soupi, {{suffix|en|soup|y}} soup + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} soupy (comparative soupier, superlative soupiest)
  1. Resembling soup; creamy. Translations (resembling soup): suppig (German), suppich (Plautdietsch)
    Sense id: en-soupy-en-adj-35er8BP9 Disambiguation of 'resembling soup': 100 0
  2. Extravagantly sentimental; slushy.
    Sense id: en-soupy-en-adj-SFGv40jH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 5 95 Synonyms: kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, bathetic, cheesy, squishy, corny, drippy, gooey [figuratively], hokey [US, informal], icky, kitsch, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, overemotional, oversentimental, overwrought, sappy [US, figuratively], schmaltzy, sickly sweet, slushy, soppy [UK, figuratively], soupy, syrupy [figuratively], treacly [figuratively]
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: soupily, soupiness Related terms: pea-soupy

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "resembling soup",
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