sappy /ˈsæpi/ adjective5 •Having (a particularly large amount of) sap.But these, tho’ fed with careful dirt, Are neither green nor sappy; Half-conscious of the garden-squirt, The spindlings look unhappy, — 1842 •(US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)It was a sappy love song, but it reminded them of their first dance. •(no longer used) Juicy. •(no longer used) Spongy; Having spaces in which large quantities of sap can flow....wood is of a soft spungy nature ; sappy, and alluring to the worm. — 1834 •(no longer used) Musty; tainted; rancid.Sapy [denotes] a moisture contracted on the outward surface of meats, which is the first stage of dissolution. — 1783 formsmore sappy · sappier · most sappy · sappiest