Rum·ple v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rumpled p. pr. & vb. n. Rumpling ] To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.
They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest assignats. --Burke.
Rum·pled a. Wrinkled; crumpled.
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rumpled
adj 1: in disarray; extremely disorderly; "her clothing was
disheveled"; "powder-smeared and frowzled"; "a rumpled
unmade bed"; "a bed with tousled sheets"; "his brown
hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers [syn: disheveled,
dishevelled, frowzled, tousled]
2: having wrinkles; "crumpled paper"; "her skirt had become
creased"; "a rumpled gray suit" [syn: crumpled, creased]