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nappish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nap-pish
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Slightly tired; somewhat sleepy.

Etymology

From nap + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more nappish (comparative) most nappish (superlative)

Derived Forms

nappishness

Synonyms

drowsy sleepish adrowse bedroomy dozy dopey dragging one's tail eyelids at half-mast nodding off oscitant out of steam sleepbound

Questions

What does nappish mean?
Slightly tired; somewhat sleepy.
Where does nappish come from?
From nap + -ish.

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