🐶 Wet with saliva 😭 Overly emotional

slobbery

4.9

Too sentimental and not sincere

adjective
/ˈslɑːbəri/

Informal

: sensiblero

The letter was filled with slobbery sentiments that felt insincere to me.

Examples

She found the movie too slobbery for her taste, filled with exaggerated emotion.
His speech was so slobbery that it made everyone in the audience uncomfortable.
I'd like you to write a page... ...about someone who sees Scotty all slobbery and scared... ...and likes him anyway, just the way he is.

Ruby Sparks (2012)
You do? Yeah. They're just slobbery, annoying, needy little.

Synonyms

sentimental

vsslobbery

165 4.5

Having strong warm feelings about people or things from the past, often too emotional

is more over the top and insincere rather than gently nostalgic

cheesy

vsslobbery

Informal

56 4.6

Feels too sentimental and silly, like a movie or card

is more theatrically emotional and insincere rather than merely tasteless

mushy

vsslobbery

Informal

27 4.3

Showing too much emotion in a way that seems silly or fake

is more openly dramatic and theatrical in emotional presentation

sappy

vsslobbery

Offensive

23 7.0

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

is more dramatically emotional and intended to seem overly moving

sloppy

vsslobbery

22 3.7

Too emotional in a way that seems not sincere

is more overtly dramatic and emotionally excessive rather than simply blunt

maudlin

vsslobbery

8 8.0

Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere

is more theatrical and dramatic than merely self indulgent sadness

gushy

vsslobbery

6 7.0

Showing too much emotion in a way that feels silly

is more theatrical and artful in emotional display rather than merely unrestrained

saccharine

vsslobbery

5 7.9

Being too sweet or emotional in a way that seems false

is more openly dramatic and theatrical in emotional expression rather than ingratiating

cloying

vsslobbery

3 8.2

Too sweet or emotional in a way that makes you feel sick

is more dramatically emotional and staged rather than simply sickeningly sweet

overemotional

vsslobbery

3 5.0

Showing too much feeling for the situation

is more about dramatic insincerity and showy sentiment rather than intensity

schmaltzy

vsslobbery

Informal

2 8.7

Too emotional in a way that feels false or silly

is more focused on dramatic excess rather than simple exaggeration

mawkish

vsslobbery

2 9.4

Showing feelings that are not real and too sweet

is more openly dramatic and emotional rather than just sickly sweet

drippy

vsslobbery

Offensive

1 7.9

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

is more dramatically emotional and deliberately showy rather than merely embarrassing

soppy

vsslobbery

1 5.8

Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly

is more overtly dramatic and staged in emotional display

slushy

vsslobbery

1 5.4

Overly sentimental and emotional in a way that seems false

is more dramatically theatrical and full of obvious emotion rather than shallow

bathetic

vsslobbery

Literature

1 9.9

Too sentimental in a way that feels fake or silly

is more openly dramatic and emotional rather than accidentally trivial

schmalzy

vsslobbery

Informal

8.9

Being very emotional in a way that feels fake

is more about theatrical drama and less about mere artifice

soupy

vsslobbery

Literature

6.8

Being too emotional in a cheap, false way

is more dramatically expressive and theatrical rather than focused on artistic tone

marshmallowy

vsslobbery

Informal

6.3

Too sweet and sentimental in tone or style

is more dramatically emotional and insincere rather than just soft sweet tone

overly sugary

vsslobbery

3.7

Having too much sugar in taste or feeling too emotional

is more theatrical and emotionally staged rather than merely sweet

gloppy

vsslobbery

Informal

8.3

Too sweet and emotional so it feels false

is more dramatically over the top and emotionally staged rather than sticky sweet

goopy

vsslobbery

Informal

7.6

Too emotional and sweet in a way that feels fake

is more theatrical and emotionally exaggerated rather than merely sickeningly sweet

too soppy

vsslobbery

7.5

Showing strong, simple feelings in a way that seems fake

is more theatrically exaggerated and dramatic rather than simply too sweet

torchy

vsslobbery

8.3

Showing strong feelings that make people feel sad or moved

is more overtly dramatic and insincere rather than just musically sentimental

Antonyms

unemotional

11 4.4

Not showing strong feelings

stoic

1 6.3

A person who does not show strong feelings even when hurt or sad

reserved

3.7

Not willing to show feelings or talk much

How Sentimental

maudlin

8 8.0

slobbery

Informal

4.9

mushy

Informal

27 4.3

sentimental

165 4.5

Surface Forms

slobbery positive

Morphology

slobbery = slobber (semi-transparent) = slobber + y

The form is clearly 'slobber' + '-y', but the sense 'excessively sentimental' is a figurative extension (metaphorical 'drooling' over emotions) rather than a literal meaning.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the other meaning of slobbery is to imagine someone 'drooling' with feeling; their words are so wet and messy that they seem too emotional. That's why slobbery can also mean excessively sentimental or overly dramatic.