soppy
adjective
[ ˈsɒpi ]
• self-indulgently sentimental.
• "I look at babies with a soppy smile on my face"
Similar:
sentimental,
over-sentimental,
overemotional,
mawkish,
cloying,
sickly,
saccharine,
sugary,
sugar-coated,
syrupy,
romantic,
hearts-and-flowers,
twee,
slushy,
sloppy,
mushy,
weepy,
tear-jerking,
schmaltzy,
cutesy,
lovey-dovey,
gooey,
drippy,
sloshy,
soupy,
treacly,
cheesy,
corny,
icky,
sick-making,
toe-curling,
cornball,
sappy,
hokey,
three-hanky,
Mills-and-Boon,
• lacking spirit and strength of character; feeble.
• "my little sisters were too soppy for our adventurous games"
Similar:
silly,
foolish,
soft,
feeble,
namby-pamby,
cowardly,
spineless,
sissy,
sissified,
drippy,
wimpish,
wimpy,
weedy,
wet,
daft,
Origin:
early 19th century (in the sense ‘soaked with water’): from sop + -y1.
