soppy
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4.3
- adjective
- /ˈsɑpi/
- UK
- She stepped into the soppy garden and felt her shoes sink into the wet soil.
Examples
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Instead, you're like a soppy poodle.
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There they were, a few soppy dogprints surrounded and obliterated by the booted feet of the men.
Fiction book (1990) -
After the heavy rain, the ground was completely soppy and difficult to walk on.
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The dog's fur was soppy after he jumped into the puddle.
Synonyms
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1.0
Completely wet and heavy with water
35
1.0
Wet, often with small drops like sweat or tears
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3.0
Soft and easy to squeeze, often a little wet and spongy
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1.9
Very wet, soft ground that is often muddy after rain
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6.0
Very wet and heavy with water
4
3.5
Very wet and full of water like clothes after heavy rain
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7.4
Soft and a little wet so you can squeeze it easily
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6.3
Full of small pools of water after rain
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5.8
Very wet and full of water
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4.8
Wet and soft with water that splashes when you walk on it
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How Wet
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Etymology
The word soppy comes from the old word sop, meaning 'a piece of bread soaked in liquid', and is like soggy ('very wet'). So 'soppy' first meant 'soaked' or 'very wet', which is why we call clothes or towels 'soppy' after rain.