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SAPPY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: sappier    , sappiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Effusively or insincerely emotional

Example:

slushy poetry

Synonyms:

bathetic; drippy; hokey; kitschy; maudlin; mawkish; mushy; sappy; schmaltzy; schmalzy; sentimental; slushy; soppy; soupy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

emotional (of more than usual emotion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Abounding in sap

Example:

sappy kindling wood

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

juicy (full of juice)

Derivation:

sap (a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant)

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