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rumpledness

rumpledness noun: the quality or degree of being rumpled.

Noun

rumpledness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or degree of being rumpled.
    • An interesting side-light of the embryological studies has been the discovery of insulin-induced abnormalities in beak formation and rumpledness, but the chick embryo is outside the scope of this report.1965, Catherine Ellen O'Neill, Laboratory exercices^([sic]) to demonstrate the effect of certain hormones and hormone inhibitors on the development of the young chick, page 24
    • He was tallish and not at all bad looking, except for a certain haggardness and rumpledness which bespoke an evident desire to get out of his suit.2004, Eve Ottenberg, Glum And Mighty Pagans, page 112

Origin of rumpledness

From rumpled + -ness.

Questions about rumpledness

What does rumpledness mean?
Rumpledness means the quality or degree of being rumpled.
What part of speech is rumpledness?
Rumpledness is a noun.

Words near rumpledness in the dictionary

  1. rumping
  2. rumple
  3. rumple up
  4. rumpled
  5. rumpled up
  6. rumpledness
  7. rumples
  8. rumples up
  9. rumplesome
  10. rumpless
  11. rumplessness

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