Sobby
//ˈsɒbi// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Very sad; inclined to sob (weep with convulsive gasps).
"It began, 'Where is my wandering boy to-night?' and by the time she was through I was feeling so mushy and sobby that I put a five instead of a one into the plate by mistake."
- 2 That has been sobbed (soaked); saturated with moisture. archaic
"Nobody knows who he was; but no matter how wet the leaves, how sobby the twigs, no matter if there was no fire in a mile of the camp, that fellow could start one."
- 3 Resembling or characteristic of a sob.
"a sobby sound"
Example
More examples"It began, 'Where is my wandering boy to-night?' and by the time she was through I was feeling so mushy and sobby that I put a five instead of a one into the plate by mistake."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From sob (“cry”) + -y.
Etymology 2
From sob (“soak”) + -y.
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