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napworn

napworn adjective: having its fuzzy surface worn down or off.

Adjective

napworn (comparative more napworn, superlative most napworn)

  1. Having its fuzzy surface worn down or off.
    • napworn velvet
    • his hat, which had grown nap-worn and round edged through use1822, Richard Henry Dana, The Idle Man, New York: Wiley & Halsted, “Letter from Town. No. 2,” pp. 56-57
  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

Synonyms of napworn

Forms of napworn

comparativemore napworn
superlativemost napworn
alternative formnap-worn

Origin of napworn

From nap + worn.

Questions about napworn

What does napworn mean?
Napworn means having its fuzzy surface worn down or off.
What part of speech is napworn?
Napworn is an adjective.

Words near napworn in the dictionary

  1. Napua
  2. napunyah
  3. napus
  4. napweed
  5. napweeds
  6. napworn
  7. naqareh
  8. Naqba
  9. naqib
  10. naqibs
  11. naqqali

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