Sappy: meaning, definitions and examples

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sappy

 

[ หˆsรฆpi ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

emotional

Excessively sentimental or emotional, often in a way that seems insincere or exaggerated.

Synonyms

mawkish, sentimental, tearful

Examples of usage

  • He always gets sappy after watching romantic movies.
  • She wrote a sappy love letter to her crush.
  • Don't be so sappy, it's just a TV show.
  • The movie was too sappy for my taste.
  • I find sappy songs quite touching.

Translations

Translations of the word "sappy" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sentimental

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคญเคพเคตเฅเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช sentimental

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ sentimental

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะตะฝั‚ะธะผะตะฝั‚ะฐะปัŒะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ sentimentalny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ„Ÿๅ‚ท็š„ใช

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท sentimental

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ sentimental

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท duygusal

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐ์ƒ์ ์ธ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุนุงุทููŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sentimentรกlnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ sentimentรกlny

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ„Ÿไผค็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ sentimental

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ tilfinningalegur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะตะทั–ะผั‚ะฐะป

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒแƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hissiyatlฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ sentimental

Etymology

The word 'sappy' originated in the late 16th century from the Middle English word 'sap', which means 'juice'. Over time, it evolved to describe something overly sentimental or emotional. The term is often used in a derogatory manner to criticize excessive displays of emotion.

See also: sapling, sapper, sappiness.