sappier; sappiest
1
: abounding with sap
2
: resembling or consisting largely of sapwood
3
a
: overly sweet or sentimental
b
: lacking in good sense : silly
Examples of sappy in a Sentence
She gets all sappy when she is around babies.
a sappy letter filled with silly romantic clichés
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Time hasn’t diminished her flinty chemistry with Meryl Streep or Emily Blunt, thank God, though her moments with Stanley Tucci drift into needlessly sappy terrain.
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Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Not too serious or sappy, but with room for both earnestness and whimsy.
—New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Maple Trees Maple trees are just as sappy as birch trees, so pruning them when the sap is running can be a messy situation.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Welsh has a distinct desire to stay away from sappy and sentimental, too tidy for such a messy story.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Not too serious or sappy, but with room for both earnestness and whimsy.
—New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Maple Trees Maple trees are just as sappy as birch trees, so pruning them when the sap is running can be a messy situation.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Welsh has a distinct desire to stay away from sappy and sentimental, too tidy for such a messy story.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sappy
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“Sappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sappy. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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