sobby

sobby
\\ˈsäbē, -bi\ adjective (-er/-est)
Etymology: in sense 1, perhaps alteration (influenced by sob) (I) of sop, v., to soak, saturate + -y; in sense 2, from sob (II) + -y
1. chiefly dialect : saturated with moisture : wet, soggy
2. : of or relating to sobs or weeping : sentimental

sad, sobby little stories in the magazines — Metropolitan Magazine

endeavor to simulate the Italian style … results in too much that is strenuous, manifestly sobby, and tortured — Saturday Review


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