sappy
adjective
abounding in sap, as a plant.
sappiness
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a word derived from
sappy.
Example Sentences
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Stokes sweetly croons, “And I, I think I love you / and I think that I loved you the whole time,” stretching out vowels but not giving a hint of sappiness.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2022
The gesture backfired, underlining the sappiness of the play’s conclusion.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2018
Today, there may be a waning interest in the sound of the violin, which many people used to consider sweet but now associate with sappiness and headaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2015
If there was a sappiness to the way they were presented, it belied the force of their sound.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2013
That is not a nice way, but when you see you are going to lose a thing on account of sappiness, that will sometimes work.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 by Northern Nut Growers Association
