Definition of sappiness
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:the state of being full of or smelling of sap
2
:the quality or state of being sappy :foolishness
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Examples of sappiness in a Sentence
the over-the-top sappiness of the verse on the Valentine's Day card
Recent Examples of sappiness from the Web
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The elasticity of language, the silliness and sappiness, felt very much like the expression of the twins.
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Mara’s up for it all, but the nudge toward sappiness over messiness feels like the slightest step backward.
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First Known Use of sappiness
1552
sappiness Synonyms
Synonyms
bathos, gooeyness, lovey-doveyness, mawkishness, mush, mushiness, saccharinity, sentimentality, sentimentalism, sloppiness, soppiness, syrup (also sirup)Related Words
emotion; sentiment; corn, corniness, hokeyness (or hokiness), schmaltz (also schmalz)Near Antonyms
cynicism, hardheadedness, hard-heartednessLearn More about sappiness
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