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sobby¹

  • /ˈsɒbi/

Where it comes from

From sob (“cry”) + -y.

adjective sobbier · sobbiest

  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. Resembling or characteristic of a sob. a sobby sound

sobby²

  • /ˈsɒbi/

Where it comes from

From sob (“soak”) + -y.

adjective sobbier · sobbiest

  1. archaic That has been sobbed (soaked); saturated with moisture. 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.

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"sobby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sobby. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sobby. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sobby

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"sobby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sobby.

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@misc{sobby_2026,
  title = {sobby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sobby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}