From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nappy \Nap"py\, adjective [From 1st {Nap}.]
1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.
2. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] --Wyatt.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nappy \Nap"py\, adjective [From 3d {Nap}.] Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. --Holland.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nappy \Nap"py\, noun; pl. {Nappies}. [OE. nap, AS. hn[ae]p cup, bowl. See {Hanaper}.] A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also {nappie}.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
nappy \nap"py\, noun; pl. {nappies}. A {diaper}[4]. [Chiefly Brit.] [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {kinky}]
noun
1: garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [syn: {diaper}, {napkin}] [also: {nappiest}, {nappier}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "nappy": addled, beery, bemused, besotted, blind drunk, crapulent, crapulous, dizzy, downy, drenched, drunk, drunken, far-gone, feathery, flossy, fluffy, flustered, fou, full, furry, fuzzy, gay, giddy, glorious, happy, hirsute, in liquor, inebriate, inebriated, inebrious, intoxicated, jolly, knobbed, maudlin, mellow, merry, muddled, nubbly, nubby, peachy, pily, pinnate, pitted, reeling, shaggy, shikker, sodden, sotted, studded, tiddly, tipsy, under the influence, velvety
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