Nappy vs. Shaggy — What's the Difference?

Having a nap; fuzzy

Having, covered with, or resembling long rough hair or wool.

Often Offensive Tightly curled or coiled. Used of hair.

Bushy or matted

A round, shallow cooking or serving dish with a flat bottom and sloping sides.

Having a rough nap or surface, as a textile.

A diaper.

Poorly groomed; unkempt.

An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.

Marked by a lack of order or clarity in thinking, planning, or performance.

A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.

With long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.

(obsolete) A kind of strong ale; nappy ale.

With a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap.

(transitive) To put a nappy on.

Rough with long hair or wool.

Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.

Rough; rugged; jaggy.

Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy Afro]] textured hair

Used of hair; thick and poorly groomed;

(rare) Inclined to sleep; sleepy.

Having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags;

(of a drink) Foamy; having a large head.

(of a horse) Nervous, excitable.

(Scotland) brittle

Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.

Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale.

Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.

A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.

A diaper{4}.

Garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement

In small tight curls