English Dictionary

nappy

/ˈnæpi/

adj

Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy. / (US, informal, sometimes offensive) Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (often specifically in reference to Afro textured hair)

She wrapped her baby in a soft nappy.

意味（1）

Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.

The original accused device, as was the patented device, was made of cotton flannel with a nappy surface on each side, […] .

意味（2）

(US, informal, sometimes offensive) Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (often specifically in reference to Afro textured hair)

We would talk about each other′s ugly, big lips and flat noses. We would call each other pickaninnies and nappy-haired so-and-so′s.

意味（3）

(rare) Inclined to sleep; sleepy.

After supper I felt nappy and dropped right off to sleep.