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sap·py

 (săp′ē)
adj. sap·pi·er, sap·pi·est
1. Slang Excessively sentimental; mawkish.
2. Slang Silly or foolish.
3. Full of sap.
sap′pi·ly adv.
sap′pi·ness n.
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sappy

(ˈsæpɪ)
adj, -pier or -piest
1. (Botany) (of plants) full of sap
2. full of energy or vitality
3. slang silly or fatuous
ˈsappily adv
ˈsappiness n
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sap•py

(ˈsæp i)

adj. -pi•er, -pi•est.
1. abounding in sap.
2. sentimental; mawkish.
3. foolish.
[before 1100]
sap′pi•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.sappy - ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"
cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
2.sappy - abounding in sap; "sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood"
juicy - full of juice
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

sappy

adjective
1. Slang. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional:
bathetic, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy.
Informal: gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, sloppy, soupy.
Slang: drippy, tear-jerking.
2. Slang. So senseless as to be laughable:
absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.
Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.
Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, wacky.
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Translations
imeläsiirappinen

sappy

1 [ˈsæpɪ] ADJ (Bot) → lleno de savia, jugoso

sappy

2 [ˈsæpɪ] ADJ (= foolish) → bobo
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sappy

adj
plant etc → saftig, voller Saft; (fig) → kraftvoll, voller Energie
(esp US = over-sentimental) play, book, film → rührselig; (inf: = silly, foolish) → einfältig, dämlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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