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nap-worn

nap-worn is the alternative form of napworn.

Meaning of napworn

Adjective

napworn (comparative more napworn, superlative most napworn)

  1. Having its fuzzy surface worn down or off.
    • napworn velvet
  2. Wearing clothing of worn material.
    • […] lichen grew on an ancient fence like an old old sheep’s coat; and stroking it with my hand once made me feel how old and lusterless and napworn you might be.1950, William Goyen, chapter 2, in The House of Breath, New York: Persea Books, published 1986, page 7

Forms of nap-worn

comparativemore nap-worn
superlativemost nap-worn

Questions about nap-worn

What is nap-worn the alternative form of?
Nap-worn is the alternative form of napworn.

Words near nap-worn in the dictionary

  1. nap sack
  2. nap sacks
  3. nap the regulars
  4. nap-at-noon
  5. nap-of-the-earth
  6. nap-worn
  7. napa
  8. napa cabbage
  9. napa cabbages
  10. Napa County
  11. napa leather

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nap-worn (page history and authors); napworn (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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