NAPPIEST

NAPPY

crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy

(adjective) (of hair) in small tight curls

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

nappiest

superlative form of nappy: most nappy

Source: Wiktionary


NAPPY

Nap"py, a. Etym: [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.

Nap"py, a. Etym: [From 3d Nap.]

Definition: Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. Holland.

Nap"py, n.; pl. Nappies. Etym: [OE. nap, AS. hnæp cup, bowl. See Hanaper.]

Definition: A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also nappie.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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