ruffled

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adjective

Having ruffles.

“It would have slid easily across the floor if not for the ruffled undersurface causing friction.”

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rippledagitatedfrilledfrillyadorneddecorated
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of ruffle
adjectiveruffled (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving ruffles.

    It would have slid easily across the floor if not for the ruffled undersurface causing friction.

  2. not comparablePuffed up like a bird's feathers.
  3. informalnot comparableBothered.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshaken into waves or undulations as by wind

Similar
rippledagitated

adjectivehaving decorative ruffles or frills

Similar
frilledfrillyadorneddecorated
Also see
agitatedfrilledfrilly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech zmačkaný, rozčepýřený
  • zmačkanýhaving ruffles
  • rozčepýřenýpuffed up like a bird's feathers
  • rozcuchanýpuffed up like a bird's feathers
  • rozježenýpuffed up like a bird's feathers
  • podrážděnýbothered
  • rozčilenýbothered
  • rozhozenýbothered
Danish kruset
  • krusethaving ruffles
German gekräuselt, gerüscht
  • gekräuselthaving ruffles
  • gerüschthaving ruffles
  • aufgebauschtpuffed up like a bird's feathers
  • aufgeplustertpuffed up like a bird's feathers
Māori reoreoā, pōraru
  • reoreoābothered
  • pōrarubothered
  • pāhahubothered
  • pohepohebothered
  • pōrarurarubothered
  • pōritaritabothered
Portuguese irritado
  • irritadobothered
Cite this entry
APA

ruffled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruffled

MLA

“ruffled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruffled. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruffled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruffled.

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