sobby

adjective

sob·​by

ˈsäbē,

-bi

-er/-est

1

chiefly dialectal : 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

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, perhaps alteration (influenced by sob entry 1) of sop, verb, to soak, saturate + -y; in sense 2, from sob entry 2 + -y

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