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单词 soppiness
释义

soppy

adjective

sop·​py ˈsä-pē How to pronounce soppy (audio)
soppier; soppiest
1
: sentimental, mawkish
2
a
: soaked through : saturated
b
: very wet
soppiness
ˈsä-pē-nəs How to pronounce soppy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • awash
  • bathed
  • bedraggled
  • doused
  • dowsed
  • drenched
  • dripping
  • logged
  • saturate
  • saturated
  • soaked
  • soaking
  • sodden
  • soggy
  • sopping
  • soused
  • washed
  • water-soaked
  • watered
  • waterlogged
  • watery
  • wet
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Example Sentences

trudging over soppy ground at the county fair scanned the racks looking for the soppiest valentine the store had
Recent Examples on the Web The lyrics are soppy, but Jacques delivers the maternal sentiment with a thunderous passion worthy of Jennifer Holliday. Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022 Based on the comic book series by Charles Forsman, this coming-of-age, misfit tale is the true outsider’s answer to the soppy teen drama dilemma. Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021 Their engineering is suitably serious, though: The rubber shell, which is made of a biodegradable polymer, is lined with cozy cotton so your feet will stay dry, warm and comfortable in all sorts of soppy circumstances. Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2021 Brother claims that he is being levelheaded and sensible about a difficult topic, and that disposition of a deceased relative's estate is a matter of business and there is no room for my soppy sentiment. Judith Martin, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2020 One element is the soppy sentimentality that Britons have toward the National Health Service. Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 4 June 2020 What follows here is not as soppy as all that, but hopefully as helpful and illuminating. Sarah Menkedick, Longreads, 24 July 2019 Suitably soppy and predictably emoji-filled, most of the Tweets have come from players declaring their love for their wives and girlfriends. SI.com, 14 Feb. 2018 The funny thing is that for all the complaints about NBC's coverage — soppy sentimentality, jingoism, etc. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1

soppiness

noun

as in sentimentality
the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion) sees Valentine's Day as just an excuse for unbridled displays of soppiness

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • sentimentality
  • sentimentalism
  • sappiness
  • mawkishness
  • bathos
  • emotion
  • mushiness
  • gooeyness
  • sloppiness
  • syrup
  • sentiment
  • saccharinity
  • mush
  • lovey-doveyness
  • sirup
  • hokiness
  • corniness
  • schmaltz
  • hokeyness
  • schmalz
  • corn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cynicism
  • hardheadedness
  • hard-heartedness
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