Definition of SAPPY

sappy

Adjective Satellite

  • ludicrous, foolish
  • abounding in sap
    • "sappy maple trees"
    • "sappy kindling wood"

Adj

  • Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
  • Having (a particularly large amount of) sap.
  • Juicy.
  • Spongy; Having spaces in which large quantities of sap can flow.
  • Musty; tainted; rancid.

Adjective

  • Excessively sentimental or foolish.

Examples

  • His opponent’s SAPPY attempts at humor did little to distract him from the game.
  • It was a sappy love song, but it reminded them of their first dance.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sappy, sapy, from Old English sæpiġ (“full of sap, succulent”), equivalent to sap + -y. Cognate with West Frisian sappig (“juicy”), Dutch sappig (“juicy, succulent”), Middle High German saffic, seffec ("juicy, succulent"; > German saftig), Danish saftig (“juicy”), Swedish saftig (“juicy”). Doublet of zaftig.

Scrabble Score: 12

sappy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sappy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sappy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

sappy: valid Words With Friends Word