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1. Ludicrous, foolish
   "gave me a sappy reason for not going"
   - cockamamie [N. Amer], cockamamy [N. Amer], goofy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany
    
2. Abounding in sap
   "sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood"
    
3. [N. Amer] Effusively or insincerely emotional
   "a sappy novel"
   - bathetic, drippy, hokey [N. Amer], maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy, gooey, cutesy

Derived forms: sappiest, sappier

See also: daft, dumb, emotional, foolish, juicy, sap, stupid

Encyclopedia: Sappy