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 sappy age. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Weak in intellect. [ Low ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Bot.) Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting largely of, sapwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Written also sapy. ] [ Cf. L. sapere to taste. ] Musty; tainted. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]