- sappy
- 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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Sappy — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Sappy» Canción de Nirvana álbum No Alternative Publicación 26 de octubre de 1993 … Wikipedia Español
Sappy — Sap py, a. [Compar. {Sappier}; superl. {Sappiest}.] [From 1st {Sap}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Abounding with sap; full of sap; juicy; succulent. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, young, not firm; weak, feeble. [1913 Webster] When he had passed this weak and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sappy — Sap py, a. [Written also {sapy}.] [Cf. L. sapere to taste.] Musty; tainted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sappy — (mélange du mot sad [triste] et de happy [joyeux]) est un titre du groupe grunge Nirvana, ce morceau de musique est diffusé dans la compile The best of the box sortie en 2006, 12 ans après le suicide de Kurt Cobain, leader du groupe. Portail de… … Wikipédia en Français
sappy — full of sap, Late O.E. sæpig, from sæp (see SAP (Cf. sap) (n.1)). Figurative sense of foolishly sentimental (1660s) may have developed from an intermediate sense of wet, sodden (late 15c.). Earlier, now obs., figurative senses were full of… … Etymology dictionary
sappy — [adj] foolish, sentimental absurd, balmy, bathetic, crazy*, drippy*, idiotic, illogical, insane, loony*, maudlin, mushy*, preposterous, silly, slushy*, soppy*, sticky*, stupid; concepts 403,542 Ant. realistic, serious … New thesaurus
sappy — ► ADJECTIVE (sappier, sappiest) 1) informal, chiefly N. Amer. over sentimental. 2) (of a plant) containing a lot of sap … English terms dictionary
sappy — [sap′ē] adj. sappier, sappiest [ME sapy < OE sæpig] 1. full of sap; juicy 2. [< SAP1, n. 4] Slang foolish; silly sappiness n … English World dictionary
Sappy — For the record label see Sappy Records. Sappy aka Verse Chorus Verse Song by Nirvana from the album No Alternative With the Lights Out Sliver: The Best of the Box Nevermind (deluxe) Released October 26, 1993 … Wikipedia
sappy — [[t]sæ̱pi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Sappy stems or leaves contain a lot of liquid. Do not overfeed them, as this will encourage soft sappy growth. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone or something as sappy, you think they are foolish. [AM … English dictionary
Sappy — Recorded in many forms including: Sapey, Sappey, Sappy, Saipy, and Sepey, this is an English surname. It is almost certainly locational, and would seem to derive from either (the Isle of) Sheppey in the county of Kent, or from the twin villages… … Surnames reference
