sobby
Prone to crying
Sobby describes something characterized by sobbing or tearfulness, often used to describe overly emotional or weepy content.
A sobby movie or story is one designed to provoke crying, similar to a tearjerker.
The term can carry a mildly dismissive tone, suggesting the emotional appeal is manipulative or excessive.
I couldn't finish that sobby romance novel.
She gets sobby whenever she talks about her childhood pet.
Prone to weeping
- cryingEmotional tear release
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
- snivelingTearful, pitiful complaining
- lachrymoseProne to crying
bawling · whimpering · sniffles · wailing · teary-eyed · misty-eyed · red-eyed · weepiness
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- maudlinExcessively tearful sentiment
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
schmaltzy · saccharine · cloying · manipulative · over-the-top · soap-opera · tear-jerker · cheesy
Filled with grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- dolorousCausing or showing grief
- plaintiveSounding sad, sorrowful
melancholic · woeful · lamenting · bereaved · inconsolable · despondent · anguished · devastated
tearful
Prone to weeping
- cryingEmotional tear release
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
- snivelingTearful, pitiful complaining
lachrymose · bawling · whimpering · sniffles · wailing · teary-eyed · misty-eyed · red-eyed · weepiness · crybaby
theatrical
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- maudlinExcessively tearful sentiment
sentimental · schmaltzy · saccharine · cloying · manipulative · over-the-top · soap-opera · tear-jerker · cheesy · corny
sorrowful
Filled with grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- dolorousCausing or showing grief
plaintive · melancholic · woeful · lamenting · bereaved · inconsolable · despondent · anguished · devastated · pained
sobbystoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
unemotional · composed · dry-eyed · unfeeling · impassive
sobbylighthearted
Cheerful and without worry
cheerful · upbeat · feel-good · comedic · unsentimental
- sob storyPitiful excuse for sympathy
- sob storiesAccounts meant to elicit pity
- sob uncontrollably
- sob sisterWriter of emotional appeals