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sappy
[ sap-ee ]
adjective
- abounding in sap, as a plant.
- full of vitality and energy.
- Slang. silly or foolish.
- Slang. overly sentimental:
It’s one of those sappy romantic ballads.
sappy
/ ˈsæpɪ /
adjective
- (of plants) full of sap
- full of energy or vitality
- slang.silly or fatuous
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Derived Forms
- ˈsappiness, noun
- ˈsappily, adverb
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Other Words From
- sap·pi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Natalia comes around after a bit of ruminating to sappy music.
The trailer was too sappy to go with my friends and the poster was too steamy to go with my parents.
The lyrics range from sappy to explicit, but the level of lunacy is nothing if not consistent.
Not in a sappy, ‘Oh my God I totally love you way,’ but in a way that reinforces other aspects of my personality.
Dropping off Haley at school could have been really dewy and sappy.
"A sappy pea-vine and a dried pea-stick," said Milford, pointing toward George and his wife.
And what does the wise, sagacious, sappy, perspiring man of wisdom like yourself who knows a thing or two do?
He was a good deal of a character, and much better company than the sappy literature he was selling.
Sappy's eyes were not the sinister black beads of the wily Red-man, but a washed-out blue.
At noon Sappy set out nothing but dirty dishes, and explained that so long as each got his own it was all right.
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