ripply en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɪp.liː/
- /ˈɹɪpəliː/
Etymology
Etymology tree English ripple Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ripply From ripple + -y.
Meanings
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Having ripples.
Well, by this time I was most down to the foot of the island. A little ripply, cool breeze begun to blow, and that was as good as saying the night was about done.
1884 December 10, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter VIII, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade) […], London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ripplier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| rippliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| rippley | alternative | lexicographic |