sappy
pronunciation
How to pronounce sappy in British English:
UK [ˈsæpi]
How to pronounce sappy in American English:
US ['sæpɪ]
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- Adjective:
- pungent adjectives of disesteem
- abounding in sap
Word Origin
- 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).
Example
- 1. At sappy old movies you 've seen hundreds of times .
- 2. But this isn 't some sappy romance movie .
- 3. And I don 't think it 's sappy at all .
- 4. If this were some sappy romance movie , then she would call this moment overwhelming .
- 5. Was he always this sappy ?