Săp'py1, a.
a. [compar. SAPPIER; superl. SAPPIEST.] [A-S. sāpig. See SAP.]
- Abounding with sap; juicy; succulent.
- Hence, young; not firm; weak.
When he had passed this weak and sappy age. Hayward. 3. Weak in intellect.
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Sappy
Sāp'py2, a.
a. [Written also sapy.] [Cf. Lat. sapere, to taste, and Gr. σήπειν, to make rotten or putrid, pass. to be or become rotten.] Musty; tainted. [Obs.]