Meanings
adjectiveunsappy (comparative more unsappy, superlative most unsappy)
comparative more unsappy · superlative most unsappy
- Not sappy; without excessive, cloying sentimentality.
Origin
From un- + sappy. Compare Old English unsæpiġ (“sapless, dry, withered”).
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APA
unsappy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsappy
MLA
“unsappy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsappy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsappy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsappy.
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