soppy letter
- noun
- UK
:
carta sensiblera
- He blushed as he read the soppy letter from his girlfriend.
Examples
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I received a soppy letter from my grandmother yesterday.
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She couldn't help but giggle at the soppy letter tucked inside the envelope, as it was filled with overly sentimental prose.
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After a long day, receiving a soppy letter from home lifted his spirits.
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She couldn't help but giggle at the soppy letter tucked inside the envelope.
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Her friend wrote her a soppy letter filled with memories.
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He blushed as he read the soppy letter from his girlfriend, filled with sweet memories and affection.
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After a long day, receiving a soppy letter from home, filled with heartfelt words, lifted his spirits.
Synonyms
1
3.5
An honest written message that shows strong feelings
Antonyms
- Formal
1
2.7
A formal letter from one company or person to another about business matters
How Sentimental
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a letter that is overly sentimental' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'soppy' (overly emotional/cloying) with 'letter' (a written message); there is no idiomatic shift. This adjective+noun composition follows a standard, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase soppy letter comes from the word soppy, which once meant 'soaked' or very wet. Picture a letter wet with tears or full of soft feeling — that image shows why a soppy letter means a letter that is 'overly sentimental' or 'too emotional'.