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[ sap-ee ] / ˈsæp i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sappy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, sap·pi·er, sap·pi·est.abounding in sap, as a plant. full of vitality and energy. Slang. silly or foolish. Origin of sappybefore 1100; Middle English sapy,Old English sæpig;see sap1, -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM sappysap·pi·ness, nounWords nearby sappysapphire, sapphirine, sapphism, Sappho, Sapporo, sappy, sapraemia, sapremia, sapro-, saprobe, saprobiology Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sappyStill, there aren’t any sappy violins in author Dan Mathews’ story. Learning to parent your parent|Terri Schlichenmeyer|August 21, 2020|Washington Blade Natalia comes around after a bit of ruminating to sappy music. Fake Snowden Is Russia’s Newest TV Star|Cathy Young|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST The trailer was too sappy to go with my friends and the poster was too steamy to go with my parents. A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its Sentimentality|Teo Bugbee|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The lyrics range from sappy to explicit, but the level of lunacy is nothing if not consistent. Miley Cyrus’s Craziest Lyrics From ‘Bangerz,’ Analyzed|Amy Zimmerman|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Not in a sappy, ‘Oh my God I totally love you way,’ but in a way that reinforces other aspects of my personality. Molly: The Dangerous Drug That’s Too Good to Quit|Abby Haglage|September 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Dropping off Haley at school could have been really dewy and sappy. Emmys 2013: Julie Bowen’s Favorite ‘Modern Family’ Moments (VIDEO)|Julie Bowen|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST 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
adjective -pier or -piest(of plants) full of sap full of energy or vitality slang silly or fatuous Derived forms of sappysappily, adverbsappiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sappymushy, stupid, silly, maudlin, absurd, balmy, crazy, idiotic, illogical, insane, loony, preposterous, sticky, bathetic, drippy, slushy, soppy |