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SAPPY (sappier, sappiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: sappier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, sappiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sappy mean? 

SAPPY (adjective)
  The adjective SAPPY has 2 senses:

1. abounding in sapplay

2. effusively or insincerely emotionalplay

  Familiarity information: SAPPY used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAPPY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: sappier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: sappiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Abounding in sap

Context example:

sappy kindling wood

Similar:

juicy (full of juice)

Derivation:

sap (a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Effusively or insincerely emotional

Synonyms:

bathetic; drippy; hokey; kitschy; maudlin; mawkish; mushy; sappy; schmaltzy; schmalzy; sentimental; slushy; soppy; soupy

Context example:

slushy poetry

Similar:

emotional (of more than usual emotion)


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