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.

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Origin of sappy

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

Related formssap·pi·ness, noun

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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.
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The sappy one set the leg and withdrew, programming a call for the next day.
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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.
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Green and blue was that fairyland, warm with the sun and redolent of the sea and the sappy fragrance of sun-bathed foliage.
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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 Formssappily, adverbsappiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for sappy

sappy

adj.

"full of sap," Late Old English sæpig, from sæp (see sap (n.1)). Figurative sense of "foolishly sentimental" (1660s) may have developed from an intermediate sense of "wet, sodden" (late 15c.). Earlier, now obsolete, figurative senses were "full of vitality" (1550s) and "immature" (1620s).

sappy

adjective, sap·pi·er, sap·pi·est.

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