ruffled

CEFRB2

/rˈʌfəld/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Made untidy, uneven, or upset by movement or disturbance.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having ruffles.

Examples

  • The wind ruffled Rima's hair and messed up her hairstyle.

  • You sure ruffled her feathers with that anti-feminist joke.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Puffed up like a bird's feathers.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of ruffle

More examples

In context

  • Tom's comments ruffled a few feathers.

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

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The strict teacher was deeply blank by the student's rude comments during class.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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