RUMPLED

disheveled, dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled

(adjective) in disarray; extremely disorderly; “her clothing was disheveled”; “powder-smeared and frowzled”; “a rumpled unmade bed”; “a bed with tousled sheets”; “his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly”- Al Spiers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

rumpled (comparative more rumpled, superlative most rumpled)

wrinkled or crumpled

Synonyms

• bewrinkled, rugose, wrinkly; see also wrinkled

Verb

rumpled

simple past tense and past participle of rumple

Source: Wiktionary


Rum"pled, a.

Definition: Wrinkled; crumpled. Pope.

RUMPLE

Rum"ple, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rumpled p. pr. & vb. n. Rumpling (.] Etym: [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle, rompelig rough, uneven, G. rĂĽmpgen to wrinkle, MHG. rĂĽmphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. "ra`mfos the crooked beak of birds of prey,

Definition: To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat. They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scoth paper for twenty of your fairest assignats. Burke.

Rum"ple, n.

Definition: A fold or plait; a wrinkle. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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