sappy

  • 21sappy — adjective (sappier; est) Date: 12th century 1. abounding with sap 2. resembling or consisting largely of sapwood 3. a. overly sweet or sentimental b. lacking in good sense ; silly …

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  • 22sappy — sappiness, n. /sap ee/, adj., sappier, sappiest. 1. abounding in sap, as a plant. 2. full of vitality and energy. 3. Slang. silly or foolish. [bef. 1100; ME sapy, OE saepig; see SAP1, Y1] * * * …

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  • 23sappy — Synonyms and related words: absurd, apish, asinine, balmy, bathetic, batty, beery, befooled, beguiled, besotted, brainless, budding, buffoonish, callow, cloying, cockeyed, crazy, credulous, daffy, daft, dazed, dewy, dizzy, doting, drippy, dumb,… …

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  • 24sappy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. vital; slang, foolish, silly. See energy, folly. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Juicy] Syn. lush, succulent, watery; see juicy . 2. [Forceful] Syn. potent, effectual, dynamic; see active 2 , powerful 1 …

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  • 25sappy — sap·py || sæpɪ adj. full of life, vigorous, energetic; stupid, silly, foolish (Slang); containing a large amount of sap …

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  • 26sappy — adjective (sappier, sappiest) 1》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. over sentimental. 2》 (of a plant) containing a lot of sap. Derivatives sappily adverb sappiness noun …

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  • 27sappy — a. 1. Juicy, succulent. 2. Young, weak, soft. 3. Weak, silly, foolish …

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  • 28sappy — adj 1. succulent, juicy, lush, oozy, seepy; moist, watery, hydrous; sticky, tacky, adhesive, viscous, viscid. 2. energetic, energetical, vigorous, dynamic, electric; active, alive, full of energy, Inf. full of pep, Inf. peppy, Inf. snappy, Inf.… …

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  • 29sappy — sap·py …

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  • 30sappy — sap•py [[t]ˈsæp i[/t]] adj. pi•er, pi•est 1) bot abounding in sap 2) sentimental; mawkish 3) foolish • Etymology: bef. 1100 sap′pi•ness, n …

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