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unsappy

unsappy adjective: not sappy; without excessive, cloying sentimentality.

Adjective

unsappy (comparative more unsappy, superlative most unsappy)

  1. Not sappy; without excessive, cloying sentimentality.

Forms of unsappy

comparativemore unsappy
superlativemost unsappy

Origin of unsappy

From un- + sappy. Compare Old English unsæpiġ (“sapless, dry, withered”).

Questions about unsappy

What does unsappy mean?
Unsappy means not sappy; without excessive, cloying sentimentality.
What part of speech is unsappy?
Unsappy is an adjective.

Words near unsappy in the dictionary

  1. unsanity
  2. unsaponifiable
  3. unsaponifiables
  4. unsaponified
  5. unsapped
  6. unsappy
  7. unsarcastic
  8. unsarcastically
  9. unsardonic
  10. unsartorial
  11. unsash

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