What's the difference between sappy and snappy?

Sappy


Definition:

  • (superl.) Abounding with sap; full of sap; juicy; succulent.
  • (superl.) Hence, young, not firm; weak, feeble.
  • (superl.) Weak in intellect.
  • (superl.) Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting largely of, sapwood.
  • (a.) Musty; tainted.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The genius of The Muppet Show was that it was ironic without being cynical, sharp without being cruel, sweet without being sappy , anarchic without being too chaotic, timely without being dated.
  • (2) The smell should have been sappy and muddy and of the sea.
  • (3) In any case they hit dangerously sappy scenes like this one out of the park: LG: Will you kiss me?
  • (4) A common theme in the comments expressing dismay at my shameful acceptance of fatherhood is that people go all sappy when they have a baby; ergo, every word I wrote from this point on would be shot through with gooey, complacent sentiment.
  • (5) Kobe Bryant’s last hurrah as a professional basketball player featured everything that was glorious (and maddening) about No24, plus countless sappy tribute videos.
  • (6) He created the sappy but much-loved Felicity in 1998.

Snappy


Definition:

  • (a.) Snappish.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the meantime, if the keenly priced Moto E performs similarly to the Moto G, being snappy and lasting a solid day on a single charge, it could sell very well, especially in the run-up to Christmas.
  • (2) Enjoy it, since 2009 will be the Year of the Compact Fluorescent Lamp, which isn't as snappy.
  • (3) During the war years, his snappy, escapist films brought joy to audiences on the home front, while he was the only Hope (puns on his surname have always been de rigueur ) for thousands of troops overseas whom he entertained on his various tours from 1941.
  • (4) Quickened the pace in midfield with some snappy passing and clever movement.
  • (5) The Egyptians called it Shedet (it was the Greeks who, wise to the city’s USP, gave it its snappy name), and it was possibly the most ancient city in ancient Egypt.
  • (6) In a snappy suit, and with a new razor-sharp hairdo, Osborne looks ready for business.
  • (7) You can see how that works with a classic Kiwi sauvignon blanc, which has a snappy, pungent, faintly sweaty greenness to match the same character in asparagus, but also has an incisive citric crispness to cut through the almost buttery richness of avocado.
  • (8) Be Free and Chatpot are delightful rhythm games on delicate sax motifs, distant hoots and synthesised vocals, set against Seb Rochford’s clappy drum grooves or soft clatters; the snappy rimshots and lazy tenor-shruggings of They’re All Ks and Qs Lucien are irresistible all the way to their finale.” What they said: “I wanted for there to be a strong rhythmic drive that propels it, and then sometimes for there to be the feeling of pure space.” – Tom Herbert.
  • (9) Snappy Snaps prints ordered online and collected in-store appear to be more expensive in London than elsewhere.
  • (10) Based on the features of M1 and OS according to auscultation and phonocardiography, the patients were categorized as group I, 18 patients with loud and snappy M1 and OS; group II, 12 patients with snappy M1 but small and dull OS; and group III, seven patients with small and dull M1 and OS.
  • (11) Snappy Snaps can charge 75p for a single print, though the price will drop if you order more.
  • (12) Ridley Scott was definitely in charge - and he was quite snappy with some of the questioners.
  • (13) Yellen, who isn't giving terribly snappy answers, has generally been backing the Fed's approach under Bernanke.
  • (14) The first question of the first show last month, presented by George Lamb, set the tone: "Which singer crashed his car into Snappy Snaps while high on cannabis?"
  • (15) It is complex and requires a complex set of solutions, not the kind that make neat and snappy headlines.
  • (16) It all seemed part of a grand vision, one with some intellectual underpinning from the "red Tory" thinktank ResPublica and a snappy title – the Big Society.
  • (17) "I keep chapters short and snappy because I like that.
  • (18) The tone was snappy, with the former White House chief of staff trying to highlight what Emanuel says is García’s lack of experience, especially in managing the finances of the nation’s third most populous city.
  • (19) At the photo shoot for this piece she gamely tries on outfit after outfit of streetwear, looking like a small but ferocious superhero, the type of no-nonsense heroine who’s as at home with a snappy retort as a swift roundhouse kick, and the perfect companion for Capaldi’s madcap incarnation of the Doctor.
  • (20) 76 mins: England try to mount a snappy counter-attack, but once again it's brought to and end by Hummels, who intercepts a well-intentioned Johnson ball just before Walcott could collect.