sappy

/'sæpi/
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sappy

The maple tree is sappy in the spring.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Full of sap; containing a lot of liquid or vitality: Describes something, especially wood or a plant, that is moist and full of life-giving fluid.
    • Foolish, silly, or overly sentimental: Describes ideas, behavior, or expressions that are excessively emotional in a foolish or mawkish way.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective (Full of sap):

    • The logger avoided cutting down the sappy pine trees in the spring.
    • This firewood is still too sappy to burn efficiently.

  • Adjective (Foolish/Sentimental):

    • He wrote a sappy love letter that made her cringe.
    • The movie's ending was so sappy that I couldn't take it seriously.
Advanced Usage
  • "Sappy" can describe something that is not just sentimental, but sentimentality that is perceived as weak, excessive, or lacking in sophistication.
    • Critics dismissed the novel as a sappy melodrama.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sap (n): The fluid, especially water with dissolved nutrients, that circulates in plants.
  • Sappiness (n): The quality of being sappy (usually in the sentimental sense).
Synonyms
  • For "full of sap": Juicy, succulent, moist.
  • For "foolishly sentimental": Mawkish, maudlin, mushy, schmaltzy, corny, goofy.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • No direct idioms use "sappy" as the core component. However, the sentiment is often captured in phrases like:
    • To be a sap: To be a fool or someone easily taken advantage of (related to the "foolish" sense).
    • Sappy as a maple tree in March: An informal, illustrative comparison emphasizing being full of sap.
sappy

The maple tree is sappy in the spring.

Adjective
  1. abounding in sap
    • sappy maple trees
    • sappy kindling wood
  2. ludicrous, foolish
    • gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
    • wore a goofy hat
    • a silly idea
    • some wacky plan for selling more books

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