HyperDic: sappy

English > 2 senses of the word sappy:
ADJECTIVEallsappyabounding in sap
allsappy, bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushyeffusively or insincerely emotional
English > sappy: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningabounding in sap.
Examples
  • "sappy maple trees"
  • "sappy kindling wood"
BroaderjuicyFull of juice
Nounssapa watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
English > sappy: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningeffusively or insincerely emotional.
Synonymsbathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy
BroaderemotionalOf more than usual emotion
Spanishlloraduelos, llorica, remilgado, sensiblero, sentimentaloide
Catalanllagrimós, sentimental

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