Meaning & use
Soppy
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Excessively sentimental or emotional, or, in a literal sense, thoroughly wet or soaked.
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The movie's soppy ending had half the audience reaching for tissues.
Her boots were soppy after walking through the flooded field.
A note on using this word
"Soppy" is chiefly British in the sentimental sense, often used affectionately or mockingly about overly romantic gestures.
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dryunsentimental
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