Difference between Chapped and Cracked

What is the difference between Chapped and Cracked?

Chapped as an adjective is dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface while Cracked as an adjective is broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.

Chapped

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Of the skin, to split or flake due to cold weather or dryness.

Cracked

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To form cracks.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.Broken into coarse pieces.Harsh or dissonant.Crazy; crackpot.

Example sentence: Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.

We hope you now know whether to use Chapped or Cracked in your sentence.

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