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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Instead of preaching sappy compassion, Clouzot dares to embrace the misanthropy that refuses sentimental justifications.
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Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
Greatest baseball movie or sappiest baseball movie?
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Feedback is always welcomed but only if constructive and without sappy emotional baggage.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Every time someone confesses some new emotional turmoil, a sappy, saxophone-heavy score plays in the background.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
Greatest baseball movie or sappiest baseball movie?
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Feedback is always welcomed but only if constructive and without sappy emotional baggage.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Every time someone confesses some new emotional turmoil, a sappy, saxophone-heavy score plays in the background.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Sappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sappy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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