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
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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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Aromas of climbing in a sappy tree as a kid, of grassy hedgerows in France in spring, of maple syrup, molasses, malt balls, lapsang souchong tea and orange juice—a sort of quixotic brew of rounded but novel aromas characteristic of coloroful Cadillac wines.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Natalie celebrated her daughter’s big milestone on Instagram with a sappy tribute.
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
Lincoln’s almost sappy besottedness is endearing, but in a movie that is most concerned with simply convincing people of the basic fact of his queerness, much of the nuance happens between the lines.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 4 Sep. 2024
Sure, the film wades into soap opera-esque territory more than once — especially with the predictably sappy ending — but the at-times unusual and always heartfelt family dynamic between Bill, Erica, Samantha, and Rusty still rings true.
—James Mercadante, Ilana Gordon, Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 25 July 2024
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Natalie celebrated her daughter’s big milestone on Instagram with a sappy tribute.
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
Lincoln’s almost sappy besottedness is endearing, but in a movie that is most concerned with simply convincing people of the basic fact of his queerness, much of the nuance happens between the lines.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 4 Sep. 2024
Sure, the film wades into soap opera-esque territory more than once — especially with the predictably sappy ending — but the at-times unusual and always heartfelt family dynamic between Bill, Erica, Samantha, and Rusty still rings true.
—James Mercadante, Ilana Gordon, Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 25 July 2024
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“Sappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sappy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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