rumplesome

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rumple +‎ -some.

Adjective[edit]

rumplesome (comparative more rumplesome, superlative most rumplesome)

  1. (chiefly dialectal) Characterised or marked by rumpling; tousled; disturbed
    • 1844, Oxberry's Budget of Plays:
      Mr. Dash, how rumplesome and fond of kissing you are.
    • 1899, George Ford, Postle Farm:
      His night's rest was rumplesome, [...]
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