ruffled
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈrʌfəl/
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- Just gently, the ugly—she thought—ruffled curtains were giving in to the breeze, a light wind that must have the smell of the winter sea to it, a cut of sunlight slicing the girl's leg from the knee downward.
Examples
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His hair was the palest gold and at once ruffled and sleek, though in need of trimming.
Fiction book (1998) -
I bang on my ruffled front as if we have been arguing like normal.
Fiction book (1998) -
The lake was bright and ruffled.
Fiction book (1991) -
The ruffled sheet of aquamarine sea seemed only inches away.
Fiction book (1996) -
With his other hand he uses his expensive ruffled shirt to stanch the blood from his chest wound.
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He has got this high collar coming out which is good, but the ruffled shirt going all the way down to the waistband is a no for me.
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Jae-hyo is similarly rugged-looking, with his ruffled hair and nonchalantly open shirt that shows just why he's the womanizer.
Blog text (16) -
His ruffled head moved jerkily from side to side, interrogating him as he clawed to the edge of the molding, keeping a precarious balance by flapping his wings intermittently.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Margy's Brunhildes," her mother had called them, because none of them had learned to walk till they were three, and they spent their afternoons in ruffled bedrooms, eating cupcakes, making up for Margy's meager twitchiness with gorgeous amplitude.
Fiction book (1995) -
The wind made the water ruffled, creating small waves that glimmered in the sunlight.
Synonyms
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1.3
Having soft, regular curves like small waves, not straight
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5.4
Loose parts that move in the wind, like sleeves and ears
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4.4
Small waves appear on a surface like water or fabric
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7.0
Slightly creased and untidy, often for clothes or bed covers
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4.1
Not in the original position or order
With small, gentle waves on the surface, like water or cloth
With a slightly wavy edge like many leaves
Very untidy so hair and clothes look messy
Antonyms
How Uneven
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ruffled can also mean made uneven or wavy, like when wind or a hand ruffles a surface or a bird's feathers; that movement makes small waves or rough parts, so a ruffled pond or scarf looks not smooth.