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soupy

soupy

5 3.9
Thick and wet like soup that makes moving or seeing hard
  • adjective
  • /ˈsuːpi/
: soposo
  • The result is what we know today as the delicate, pleated dumpling with the delectable soupy interior.
  • soupy broth
  • soupy consistency
  • soupy sauce

I I much rather a good warm bowl of real soupy white beans over some kale.

Examples

  • It's getting pretty soupy out here.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Then you just whack all of that soupy sauce on top.

  • But they indeed loved to gorge themselves with soupy rice.

    Academic text (1996)

  • In the rainy season, some stretches of the roads dissolve into a soupy clay.

    Academic text (1996)

  • When Jack McGill's phone rang at two in the morning, the sound cut sharply into the muted world of a soupy San Francisco night.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • If you're still craving another soupy dumpling, wander around the corner to Gulong.

    Blog text (15)

  • Both are thinned to a soupy, pourable consistency and served either alongside or drizzled atop the chaats.

    Blog text (12)

  • The waiter brought their dinner: Spaghetti Alia Olio for her, a soupy Frutti di Mare for him.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Charmian, angled on one elbow, neck straining to hold up her head, stared at us with soupy eyes and silently swallowed.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • If the stew is too soupy, you can thicken it by adding a bit of flour.

Synonyms

thicky
vssoupy
1 6.8

A thick, not runny texture in food like soup or sauce

uses a food comparison to suggest a thin brothlike texture
stewy
vssoupy
1 5.1

Soft, moist texture like a thick soup

is thinner and more flowing rather than soft and chunky
souplike
vssoupy
1 3.6

Having a thin, liquid texture like soup

is the common food-based adjective rather than a general descriptor

Antonyms

thin
422 1.0

Not thick from side to side, for example a line or a slice

watery
7 1.0

Thin and weak because it has too much water

How Thick

viscous
12 6.1
creamy
59 1.1
soupy
5 3.9
brothy
1 4.1
watery
7 1.0

Surface Forms

soupy positive
soupier comparative
soupiest superlative

Morphology

soupy = soup (transparent) = soup + y

The adjective 'soupy' is transparently derived from 'soup', indicating a texture or consistency similar to soup.

Etymology

Soupy comes from the simple word soup, which means 'thick liquid food', and the ending -y means 'full of', so it describes something that is thick, wet, or heavy in texture like soup.