soppy
adjective /ˈsɒp.i/
/ˈsɑː.pi/ informal disapprovingDefinition
› showing or feeling too much of emotions such as love or sympathy, rather than being reasonable or practical: a film with a soppy ending That's one of the soppiest stories I've ever heard! Some people are really soppy about their pets.Sentimental and over-emotional soppily /ˈsɒp.ɪ.li/
/ˈsɑː.pɪ-/ adverb informal soppiness /-nəs/ noun [U] informal
/ˈsɑː.pɪ-/ adverb informal soppiness /-nəs/ noun [U] informal (Definition of soppy adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cloying adjective (TOO SWEET)
- mawkish adjective
- mush noun (BOOK/FILM)
- mushy adjective (EMOTIONAL)
- sappy adjective
- schmaltz noun
- sentimental adjective
- sickly adjective (TOO EMOTIONAL)
- sloppy adjective (EMOTIONAL)
- slush noun (ROMANTIC LANGUAGE)
- slushy adjective (ROMANTIC LANGUAGE)
- syrupy adjective
- treacly adjective (FEELINGS)
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