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SAPPY (sappier, sappiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: sappier , sappiest
, sappiest Dictionary entry overview: What does sappy mean?
• SAPPY (adjective)
The adjective SAPPY has 2 senses:
1. abounding in sap
2. effusively or insincerely emotional
Familiarity information: SAPPY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: sappier
Superlative: sappiest
Superlative: sappiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abounding in sap
Context example:
sappy kindling wood
Similar:
juicy (full of juice)
Derivation:
sap (a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Effusively or insincerely emotional
Synonyms:
bathetic; drippy; hokey; kitschy; maudlin; mawkish; mushy; sappy; schmaltzy; schmalzy; sentimental; slushy; soppy; soupy
Context example:
slushy poetry
Similar:
emotional (of more than usual emotion)
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