Rumpled

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of rumple form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Wrinkled or crumpled.

    "A demure-looking woman, in a dress rather tawdry and rumpled, here drew her veil well down and rose; but, marking every eye upon her, thought it advisable, upon the whole, to sit down again."

Adjective
  1. 1
    in disarray; extremely disorderly wordnet

Synonyms

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bewrinkledcockledcocklycorrugatecorrugatedcreased

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"He ran a hand through his habitually rumpled hair, stretching his neck until it cracked."

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