- rumply
- rum·ply
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rumply
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Rumply — Rum ply, a. Rumpled. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rumply — /rum plee/, adj., rumplier, rumpliest. rumpled or tending to rumple: This suit always looks rumply. [1825 35; RUMPLE + Y1] * * * … Universalium
rumply — adjective (rumplier; est) Date: 1833 having rumples … New Collegiate Dictionary
rumply — rÊŒmplɪ adj. wrinkled, folded, creased; disheveled, mussed … English contemporary dictionary
rumply — ˈrəmp(ə)lē adjective ( er/ est) Etymology: rumple (II) + y : rumpled … Useful english dictionary
rum|ply — «RUHM plee», adjective, pli|er, pli|est. rumpled; disorderly; wrinkled: »rumply clothes, rumply hair … Useful english dictionary
George Hammell Cook — (January 5, 1818 ndash; September 22, 1889), was the State Geologist of New Jersey and Vice President of Rutgers College. [cite news |url= |title=George Hammell Cook |accessdate=2008 07 03 |quote=Cook, George Hammell, geologist, born in Hanover,… … Wikipedia
rumple — verb [usu. as adjective rumpled] give a ruffled or dishevelled appearance to. noun an untidy state. Derivatives rumply adjective Origin C16 (in the sense wrinkle ): from MDu. rompel … English new terms dictionary
rumple — [rum′pəl] n. [MDu rompel < rompe, a wrinkle, akin to OE hrympel, a wrinkle < IE * (s)kremb , to twist: see SHRIMP] an uneven fold or crease vt., vi. rumpled, rumpling 1. to make rumples (in) 2. to make or become disheveled or tousled rumply … English World dictionary
rumple — v.tr. & intr. make or become creased or ruffled. Derivatives: rumply adj. Etymology: obs. rumple (n.) f. MDu. rompel f. rompe wrinkle … Useful english dictionary
