nappy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

nappy
    adj 1: (of hair) in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly},
           {frizzy}, {kinky}, {nappy}]
    n 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}, {nappy}, {napkin}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nappy \Nap"py\, a. [From 3d {Nap}.]
   Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. --Holland.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nappy \Nap"py\, n.; pl. {Nappies}. [OE. nap, AS. hnaep cup,
   bowl. See {Hanaper}.]
   A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
   [Written also {nappie}.]
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nappy \nap"py\, n.; pl. {nappies}.
   A {diaper}[4]. [Chiefly Brit.]
   [PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nappy \Nap"py\, a. [From 1st {Nap}.]
   1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.
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   2. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy;
      strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] --Wyatt.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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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