In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, sappy, soppy, soupy, slushy
(adjective) effusively or insincerely emotional; “a bathetic novel”; “maudlin expressions of sympathy”; “mushy effusiveness”; “a schmaltzy song”; “sentimental soap operas”; “slushy poetry”
sappy
(adjective) abounding in sap; “sappy maple trees”; “sappy kindling wood”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sappier
comparative form of sappy
• apprise
Source: Wiktionary
Sap"py, a. [Compar. Sappier; superl. Sappiest.] Etym: [From 1st Sap.]
1. Abounding with sap; full of sap; juisy; succulent.
2. Hence, young, not firm; weak, feeble. When he had passed this weak and sapy age. Hayward.
3. Weak in intellect. [Low]
4. (Bot.)
Definition: Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting lagerly of, sapwood.
Sap"py, a. [Written also sapy.] Etym: [Cf. L. sapere to taste.]
Definition: Musty; tainted. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.