Snappy vs Sappy - What's the difference?
snappy | sappy |
(label) Rapid and without delay.
(label) Irritable.
(label) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
Chilly, brisk, sharp.
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(US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
Having sap or having to do with sap.
As adjectives the difference between snappy and sappy
is that snappy is rapid and without delay while sappy is excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy.snappy
English
Adjective
(er)- (=hurry up)
Synonyms
* (rapid and without delay) fast, immediate, quick * (irritable) irritable, peevish, testy, tetchyDerived terms
* make it snappysappy
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(er)- It was a sappy love song, but it reminded them of their first dance.