Chapped
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /t͡ʃæpt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Chapped is an adjective meaning (of skin) Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.
Meaning
(of skin) Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.
More Meanings
- (in combination) Having chaps, or jaws, of a specified kind.
- simple past and past participle of chap
Example Sentences
His lips were chapped and lined with a ghostly purple fringe.
[…] his nose and his chubby cheeks were chapped and red with cold.
This wide-chopt-raſcall, would thou mightſt lye drowning the waſhing of ten Tides.
For chapped lips, or chapped nipples, the tincture of catechu, or benjamin, […] / For severely chapped hands or face, the oxide of zinc ointment or camphor […]
Synonyms for chapped
Depending on context, synonyms include cracked, rough, unsmooth, roughened.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cracked, rough, unsmooth, roughened, chaped, chapt.
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