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the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)
- the over-the-top sappiness of the verse on the Valentine's Day card
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“Sappiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sappiness. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of sappiness was in 1552
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