soppy

/'sɔpi/

Thân thiện

The dog gave him a soppy, adoring look.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Excessively sentimental or emotional in a weak, foolish, or insincere way: Describes expressions of emotion that are overly sweet, mawkish, or lacking in genuine depth.
   • Thoroughly wet; soaked: Describes something that is completely drenched with liquid.

Examples

• Adjective (Sentimental):
  • I can't stand those soppy love songs on the radio.
  • The movie's ending was so soppy that it felt unrealistic.
• Adjective (Wet):
  • Take off those soppy shoes before you come inside.
  • The dog came in from the rain, leaving soppy footprints on the floor.

Advanced Usage

• "to get soppy": to become overly sentimental.
  • He tends to get soppy after a few drinks, reminiscing about his youth.
• "soppy nonsense": used to dismiss overly sentimental talk or ideas.
  • Don't listen to that soppy nonsense; you need to be practical.

Variants and Related Words

• Soppily (adverb): in an excessively sentimental manner.
  • He sighed soppily while looking at the old photographs.
• Soppiness (noun): the quality of being soppy.
  • The soppiness of the greeting card made her cringe.

Synonyms

• Sentimental: (Can be neutral; "soppy" implies excess.)
• Maudlin: tearfully or foolishly sentimental.
• Mushy: excessively sentimental.
• Soggy: very wet and soft. (For the "wet" meaning.)
• Sodden: thoroughly soaked.

Antonyms

• Unsentimental: not influenced by or showing sentiment.
• Dry: free from moisture or liquid. (For the "wet" meaning.)

Related Idioms

• "A soppy mess": can refer to something that is either overly emotional or physically drenched and disorganized.
  • After the heartfelt speeches, the reunion was a soppy mess of tears and hugs.
  • The papers in the gutter were a soppy mess after the storm.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. effusively or insincerely emotional
   • a bathetic novel
   • maudlin expressions of sympathy
   • mushy effusiveness
   • a schmaltzy song
   • sentimental soap operas
   • slushy poetry
2. wet through and through; thoroughly wet
   • stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain
   • the speaker's sodden collar
   • soppy clothes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sodden