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Sentimental vs Soppy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between sentimental and soppy

is that sentimental is characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion while soppy is very wet; sodden, soaked.

sentimental

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion
  • derived from emotion rather than reason; of or caused by sentiment
  • romantic

    • Derived terms

    * sentimentalism * sentimentality * sentimentally

    Quotations

    * 1885 : , *: Are you in sentimental mood? *: I'll sigh with you. * 1944 : , *: Gonna take a Sentimental Journey, *: Gonna set my heart at ease. *: Gonna make a Sentimental Journey, *: to renew old memories.

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    soppy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Very wet; sodden, soaked
  • sentimental, maudlin, bathetic
  • (informal) schmaltzy

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