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chappy

7.3

Skin or lips that are dry and cracked from cold wind

adjective
/ˈtʃæpi/

: agrietado

He applied balm to soothe his chappy hands after working outside.

Examples

After spending the day in the cold, her lips felt dry and chappy.
The winter weather left my skin feeling rough and chappy.
I have chappy lips and an idea.

Synonyms

chapped

vschappy

7 2.7

Skin that is rough, dry, often cracked from cold or wind

is broader, covering rough or cracked skin from cold, wind, or dryness

chafed

vschappy

4.9

Skin that is sore and red from rubbing against clothes

describes rough or cracked skin caused by cold, wind, or dryness rather than friction

Antonyms

smooth

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

Compounds

happy chappy

Archaic

1 8.2

A cheerful, friendly man who often smiles

How Dry

cracked

2.0

chappy

7.3

dry

791 1.0

Surface Forms

chappy positive

Morphology

chappy = chap (transparent) = chap + y

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'chap' using the '-y' suffix meaning 'characterized by' or 'having the quality of'.

Etymology

Chappy can mean rough or cracked skin. It comes from the common word chap, seen in chapped, where chap means 'to crack', so chappy describes skin made 'rough by cold or wind'.