Antonyms of adj sappy

2 senses of sappy

Sense 1
cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany -- (ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books")

INDIRECT (VIA foolish) -> wise -- (having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment")

Sense 2
sappy -- (abounding in sap; "sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood")

INDIRECT (VIA juicy) -> juiceless -- (lacking juice)

Similarity of adj sappy

2 senses of sappy

Sense 1
cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany -- (ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books")
       => foolish (vs. wise) -- (devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision")

Sense 2
sappy -- (abounding in sap; "sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood")
       => juicy (vs. juiceless) -- (full of juice)

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