cappy

English

Etymology

cap +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæpi/
• Rhymes: -æpi
• Hyphenation: cap‧py

Adjective

cappy (comparative more cappy, superlative most cappy)

1. (rare) Having, resembling, or relating to a cap (headwear).
   • 1872, The Ladies' Own Magazine (volume 4, issues 1-6, page 31)

     For a long time we have been searching for a cappy, spectacled, bland, and smiling old dame of the ancient type, when last summer we thought we had discovered the almost impossible she, in the form of a Quakeress sitting on the piazza of a quiet hotel, at one of our fashionable resorts. The cap she wore was of spotless muslin […]