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sappy

[ sap-ee ]

/ ˈsæp i /

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adjective, sap·pi·er, sap·pi·est.

abounding in sap, as a plant.

full of vitality and energy.

Slang. silly or foolish.

Origin of sappy

before 1100; Middle English sapy, Old English sæpig; see sap¹, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sappy

sap·pi·ness, noun

Words nearby sappy

sapphire, sapphirine, sapphism, sappho, sapporo, sappy, sapraemia, sapremia, sapro-, saprobe, saprobiology

Example sentences from the Web for sappy

Natalia comes around after a bit of ruminating to sappy music.

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The trailer was too sappy to go with my friends and the poster was too steamy to go with my parents.

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The lyrics range from sappy to explicit, but the level of lunacy is nothing if not consistent.

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Not in a sappy, ‘Oh my God I totally love you way,’ but in a way that reinforces other aspects of my personality.

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Dropping off Haley at school could have been really dewy and sappy.

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All this seems amusing to the young man; what sappy and goody-goody fashions those were.

Studies in Medival Life and Literature |Edward Tompkins McLaughlin
The sappy one set the leg and withdrew, programming a call for the next day.

The Sunset Trail |Alfred Henry Lewis
Then we came out in a glen that cut far into the mountains, full of the laughter of falling water and the rustle of sappy foliage.

Rosinante to the Road Again |John Dos Passos
Green and blue was that fairyland, warm with the sun and redolent of the sea and the sappy fragrance of sun-bathed foliage.

The Adventure Club Afloat |Ralph Henry Barbour
Most men are as sappy as green grain, an they bow whichever way the wind blows.

Friar Tuck |Robert Alexander Wason

British Dictionary definitions for sappy

sappy

/ (ˈsæpɪ) /

adjective -pier or -piest

(of plants) full of sap

full of energy or vitality

slang silly or fatuous

Derived forms of sappy

sappily, adverb sappiness, noun