sappy meaning

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sappy (adjective): abounding in sap.

sappy has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

sappy as an adjective

  1. abounding in sap
    • sappy maple trees
    • sappy kindling wood

    Similar: juicy

    Related forms: sap

  2. effusively or insincerely emotional
    • a bathetic novel
    • maudlin expressions of sympathy
    • mushy effusiveness
    • a schmaltzy song
    • sentimental soap operas
    • slushy poetry

    Synonyms: bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy

    Similar: emotional

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in PY · 5-letter words

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