sappy

ˈsæpi

sappiersappiest

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Definition of sappy - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

behavior

silly or foolish

His sappy comments made everyone laugh.

foolish

silly

emotion

excessively sweet or emotional

The movie was too sappy for my taste.

maudlin

mushy

sentimental

plant

Rare

having a lot of sap

Rare

The sappy tree dripped with resin.

juicy

resinous

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Origin of sappy

English, sap (juice) + -y (characterized by)

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drippiness

sentimentality

quality of being overly sentimental or sappy

Examples of sappy in a sentence

The movie was filled with sappy moments.
His sappy love letters made her cringe.
The play was filled with sappy dialogue.
The sappy branches were sticky to the touch.
In spring, the sappy wood attracts many insects.

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French:niais, gnangnan, ...
German:albern, kitschig, ...
Italian:sciocco, sdolcinato, ...
Spanish:tonto, empalagoso, ...
Portuguese:piegas, meloso, ...
Chinese:愚蠢的, 煽情, ...
Japanese:馬鹿げた, 感傷的な, ...
Arabic:سَخِيف, مبتذل, ...
Hebrew:טִיפְּשִׁי, דָּבִיק, ...
Russian:глупый, сентиментальный, ...
Ukrainian:дурний, сентиментальний, ...
Hindi:मूर्खतापूर्ण, अतिभावुक, ...
Bengali:বোকাসোকা, অতিরিক্ত আবেগপূর্ণ, ...
Catalan:ximple, ensucrat, ...
Czech:pitomý, sentimentální, ...
Danish:fjollet, sentimental, ...
Dutch:suf, sentimenteel, ...
Greek:χαζός, γλυκανάλατος, ...
Hungarian:bugyuta, érzelgős, ...
Khmer:ល្ងង់ខ្លៅ, មនោសញ្ចេតនាជ្រុល, ...
Korean:어리석은, 감상적인, ...
Persian:احمقانه, احساساتی, ...
Polish:głupkowaty, ckliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):bobo, meloso, ...
Romanian:prostesc, siropos, ...
Swedish:fånig, sentimental, ...
Thai:งี่เง่า, หวานเลี่ยน, ...
Turkish:aptalca, duygusal, ...
Vietnamese:ngớ ngẩn, sến súa, ...

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