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Vocabulary Entry
sappy
|adjective • noun • verb
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A
adjective
Having a lot of sap; overly sentimental or sweet.
Example Sentences
"The movie was so sappy that I could hardly watch it without tearing up."
"She wrote a sappy love letter that made everyone around her roll their eyes."
"His sappy behavior at the party made it difficult to take him seriously."
N
noun
A sticky fluid that circulates in plants, composed mainly of sucrose and water.
Example Sentences
"The tree produced a lot of sap in the spring."
"Maple sap is harvested to make delicious syrup."
"We watched as the sap dripped slowly from the cut in the bark."
V
verb
To drain or draw off sap from a tree.
Example Sentences
"They sap the trees carefully to ensure they don’t get damaged."
"During the spring, we sap the maple trees to collect sap for syrup."
"It's important to sap the trees at the right time for the best yield."