RIPPLY

Etymology

Adjective

ripply (comparative more ripply, superlative most ripply)

Having ripples.

Source: Wiktionary


Rip"ply, a.

Definition: Having ripples; as, ripply water; hence, resembling the sound of rippling water; as, ripply laughter; a ripply cove. Keats.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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