sappy

[sap-ee]

adjective

sappier, sappiest 

1. abounding in sap, as a plant.

2. full of vitality and energy.

3. Slang.,  silly or foolish.

4. Slang.,  overly sentimental.

   It’s one of those sappy romantic ballads.

sappy

/ ˈsæpɪ /

adjective

1. (of plants) full of sap

2. full of energy or vitality

3. slang,  silly or fatuous

Other Word Forms

• sappiness noun
• sappily adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of sappy¹

First recorded before 1100; Middle English sapy, Old English sæpig; sap ¹, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Cluttered with crude “dad humor” cartoons, sappy inspirational wall hangings and peeling travel posters, these intimate spaces are often artless.

From Los Angeles Times

When James Blunt released “You’re Beautiful” in 2005, it quickly climbed the charts around the world, hailed as a bittersweet love song perfect for weddings, first dances, and sappy rom-com montages.

From Salon

People are swooning over sappy K-dramas from Dubai to India to Singapore.

From BBC

As part of his application process, he wrote a “sappy, cheesy” personal statement, the memory of which embarrasses him now.

From Los Angeles Times

To counter this, she has an uncommonly strong script for the genre, balancing the sappy and sentimental with a slangy skater-queer-cool-kid voice inhabited comfortably by both Stella and Plaza.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• maudlin 
• mushy 
• silly 
• stupid