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Definition of "soppy" []

  • Soaked; sopping. (adjective)
  • Rainy. (adjective)
  • Sentimental; maudlin. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "soppy" in a sentence
  • "It reminded me of an old Patty Loveless song, “Handful of Dust,” which is kind of soppy, but fairly accurate:"
  • "You might think this a bit uncharacteristically 'soppy' but several Rotarians had been acting as stewards and thought that I'd been pushing an empty pram around as a stunt."
  • "The thing with her is that she has such a characterful voice but it often comes across as twee with the kind of soppy or poppy songs she sings."
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