chappy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtʃæpi/ UK /ˈtʃæpi/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like choppy /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Sounds like sappy /tʃ/ vs /s/

Meanings

1

adj
marked by cracks or chaps in the skin; British informal for a fellow

Her chappy hands stung in the bitter winter wind.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · marked by cracks or chaps... chappedcracked rough fellow chap

Opposites

smooth soft

Word family

Related forms chapchapped

Etymology

In the 'cracked skin' sense, from chap (to crack or split, of obscure origin) + -y; in the 'fellow' sense, a diminutive of chap (man), itself shortened from chapman.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# chappy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈtʃæpi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃæpi/

## Meanings
1. marked by cracks or chaps in the skin; British informal for a fellow

## Examples
- Her chappy hands stung in the bitter winter wind.

## Synonyms
- chapped
- cracked
- rough
- fellow
- chap

## Antonyms
- smooth
- soft

## Related Forms
- chap
- chapped

## Etymology
In the 'cracked skin' sense, from chap (to crack or split, of obscure origin) + -y; in the 'fellow' sense, a diminutive of chap (man), itself shortened from chapman.

## AI Etymology
Chappy has sense-specific history: in the 'cracked skin' sense, from chap (to crack or split, of obscure origin) + -y; in the 'fellow' sense, a diminutive of chap (man), itself shortened from chapman. Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers marked by cracks or chaps in the skin; British informal for a fellow. The wider family includes related words such as chap and chapped.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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