adj
soppy
SO-pee
adj
1
Overly sentimental or emotional, often in a way seen as excessive.
"He wrote her a soppy love letter for Valentine's Day."
2
Thoroughly wet or soaked.
"Her shoes were soppy after walking through the puddles."
How to Use Soppy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOverly emotional/sentimental, or drenched with water.
When to use it
Mostly used informally, and mainly in British English for the sentimental sense.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
soppier comparative, soppiest superlative
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Etymology
From sop + -y. The "overly sentimental" sense is unrelated to the similar-sounding "sappy," despite the overlap in meaning.