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: cracked, roughened, or reddened especially by the action of wind or cold
dry, chapped skin
… I suffer this time of year with congestion, dry skin, and severely chapped lips because I travel to cold-weather areas.—
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informal
: angry and annoyed
The Yankees were chapped that Greenberg said Lee might not want to play in New York because of how the fans acted toward Lee's wife.—Andrew Marchand
Andrew Marchand[Abbey] Pederson was a little chapped about her performance, however. "I left a lot of shots out there," Pederson said.—Nathan Mollat
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“Chapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chapped. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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