chapped — cracked, rough, or sore, especially of skin due to cold or dryness
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: cracked, rough, or sore, especially of skin due to cold or dryness
Pronunciation (IPA): /tʃæpt/
Example Sentences
- After skiing all day, his chapped face looked like a dried-up raisin.
- She applied lip balm to her chapped lips before the important presentation.
- My chapped hands feel like sandpaper - I should probably moisturize more often!
chapped
ADJECTIVE[/tʃæpt/]
cracked, rough, or sore, especially of skin due to cold or dryness
After hours skiing in the wind, his lips were chapped and stinging.
CHAP(guy) + PED(foot) — because the poor CHAP(guy) walked barefoot in the snow, his bare PED(foot) became terribly chapped.
Getting trapped in the freezing blizzard, the traveler’s smooth lips quickly became dry and chapped.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Middle English 'chappen' meaning 'to crack or split open.' The word originally described how wood splits and cracks, later applied to skin that becomes dry and cracked.
Breakdown
chap- (to crack, split) + -ped (past participle ending)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“After skiing all day, his chapped face looked like a dried-up raisin.”
“She applied lip balm to her chapped lips before the important presentation.”
“My chapped hands feel like sandpaper - I should probably moisturize more often!”
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