sobby

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɒbi/ === Etymology 1 === From sob (“cry”) +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== sobby (comparative sobbier, superlative sobbiest) Very sad; inclined to sob (weep with convulsive gasps). Resembling or characteristic of a sob. === Etymology 2 === From sob (“soak”) +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== sobby (comparative sobbier, superlative sobbiest) (now rare) That has been sobbed (soaked); saturated with moisture. === References === “sobby, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === B-boys, b-boys