sappiness
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Definition of sappiness
1 : the state of being full of or smelling of sap
2 : the quality or state of being sappy : foolishness
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Synonyms for sappiness
Synonyms
bathos, gooeyness, lovey-doveyness, mawkishness, mush, mushiness, saccharinity, sentimentalism, sentimentality, sloppiness, soppiness, syrup (also sirup)
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As spoken by one character, that line sounds like del Toro’s credited allies the Coen Brothers, which exposes the snark at the base of del Toro’s left-wing sappiness. — Armond White, National Review, "Fishy Political Fantasies," 15 Dec. 2017 The elasticity of language, the silliness and sappiness, felt very much like the expression of the twins. — Parul Seghal, The Atlantic, "Arundhati Roy’s Fascinating Mess," 17 June 2017 Mara’s up for it all, but the nudge toward sappiness over messiness feels like the slightest step backward. — Robert Abele, latimes.com, "'Megan Leavey' tells a tale of two war heroes: a woman Marine and her bomb-sniffing K-9," 8 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sappiness.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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