adjective · rare

sappy

sappy · sappier · sappiest

слащавый

Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgicExcessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)

/ˈsæpi/

Meaning

5 senses

(US)Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
It was a sappy love song, but it reminded them of their first dance.
слаща́выйslaščávyj
Having (a particularly large amount of) sap.
abounding in sap
(obsolete)Juicy.
(obsolete)Spongy; Having spaces in which large quantities of sap can flow.
(obsolete)Musty; tainted; rancid.

Translations

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Русский

By meaning 1

excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy:

Origin

From Middle English sappy, sapy, from Old English sæpiġ (“full of sap, succulent”), equiva

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.

Compare Latin sapere (“to taste”).

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