Nappy

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Covered with nap; having abundance of nap on the surface: as, a nappy cloth.
  • Heady; strong: applied to ale or beer.
  • Tipsy; slightly elevated or intoxicated with drink.
  • noun. Strong ale.
  • noun. A round dish of earthenware or glass with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
  • Brittle; easily broken.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.
  • noun. A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
  • adjective. Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
  • adjective. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady.
  • noun. A diaper{4}.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of his or her bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent.
  • noun. A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.
  • adjective. Having a nap (of cloth etc.).
  • adjective. Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (occasionally specifically in reference to Blacks' textured hair).
  • adjective. Foamy; having a large head.
  • adjective. Nervous, excitable.
  • noun. A kind of strong ale; nappy ale.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. (of hair) in small tight curls
  • noun. garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
  • Word Usage
    "The term nappy has been used repeatedly as an insult as though our natural selves are less than."
    Equivalent
    curly  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    garment  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    5mg  brack  broon  cleer  close-trimmed  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    diaper  addled  beery  bemused  besotted  
    variant
    diaper  nappie  nappier  nappiest