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