sappy

adjective

sap·py | \ ˈsa-pē

sappier; sappiest

Definition of sappy

1 : abounding with sap

2 : resembling or consisting largely of sapwood

3a : 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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Metropolitan' When everything feels too sentimental or sappy for Christmas, find some light entertainment with the snobs of Whit Stillman's bourgeois comedy of manners. — Lori Keong, Marie Claire, "7 Offbeat Christmas Movies to Watch with Your Family," 15 Nov. 2016 Sucker for a sappy love story and a pretty perfume? — Maureen Choi, Marie Claire, "Ralph Lauren and The Vow's Red Carpet Contest," 13 Jan. 2012 Granted, it’s commercial and sappy and soft lighting, soft music. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Silicon Valley’s Saudi money crisis illustrates a decline of ‘moral leadership’ in America," 19 Oct. 2018 To this reality-TV binge-watcher, that would be worth every sappy rose in the world. — Alexandra Gurvitch, Vogue, "Here’s What The Bachelorette Finale Would Look Like Without Any Sparkly Pageant Dresses," 26 July 2018 Full of sappy watermelon flavors, try this style with sweeter foods, like glazed ham or salmon teriyaki. — Marnie Old, Philly.com, "The best rosés at every price point," 30 May 2018 Though Paul Tyan's guitar music score is a little sappy, Aris otherwise impressively manages to keep his exploration of whether lies of this magnitude help save or destroy lives soberly honest and grounded. — Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Swing' ('Al Marjouha'): Film Review | Karlovy Vary 2018," 12 July 2018 The whole thing was, potentially, one of the meet-cute-iest meet-cutes ever: Love Actually, but with an actual airport for Hugh Grant to get all sappy about. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "#PlaneBae and the Slow Death of Whimsy," 6 July 2018 Like, day-dreaming in class about his face, holding hands at every possible moment, trading sappy Valentine's Day cards hard. — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, "I Was a Successful 19-Year-Old Matchmaker and Totally Clueless About My Own Love Life," 26 June 2018

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