Adjective: sappy (sappier,sappiest) sa-pee
- Abounding in sap
"sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood"
- [informal] Effusively or insincerely emotional
"a sappy novel";
- bathetic, drippy [informal], hokey [N. Amer, informal], maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy [informal], schmaltzy [informal], schmalzy [informal], sentimental, soppy [Brit, informal], soupy [informal], slushy [informal], corny [informal], cutesy [informal], gooey [informal], weepy [informal], cheesy [informal]
Derived forms: sappiest, sappier
See also: cornball [N. Amer, informal], emotional, juicy, lovey-dovey [informal]
Encyclopedia: Sappy