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nightcapped

nightcapped adjective: wearing a nightcap. Also the simple past and past participle of nightcap.

Adjective

nightcapped (not comparable)

  1. Wearing a nightcap.
    • We knocked on the door, and a nightcapped head appeared at the window.
  2. (of a warrant) that can be executed any time, as opposed to non-nightcapped, that can only be executed during the daytime on business days
    • Sgt. White asks the judge to authorize a nightcapped warrant because there is a considerable risk to the officers executing the search warrant.

Also used as

nightcapped is also the simple past and past participle of nightcap.

Origin of nightcapped

From nightcap + -ed.

Questions about nightcapped

What does nightcapped mean?
Nightcapped means wearing a nightcap.
What part of speech is nightcapped?
Nightcapped is an adjective.

Words near nightcapped in the dictionary

  1. nightbreak
  2. nightbreeze
  3. nightbreezes
  4. nightcap
  5. nightcap oak
  6. nightcapped
  7. nightcapping
  8. nightcaps
  9. nightcare
  10. nightcart
  11. nightcarts

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