Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruckly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ruck-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wrinkly or bumpy.

Example Sentences

"I min' when they were jist auld sort o' ruckly boxes, awfu' licht, ye ken, upon the springs, and just went dodderin' alang, the body swingin' to and fro, as if it would flee richt oot."
"I grip the bike rack with both hands, but then the track gets rucklier so I steady myself by hooking one thumb through a belt-loop on Brubeck's jeans."
"It meant ruckling his sock right down, and nobody likes a ruckly sock, but this was no time to be stopped by a ruckle."

Etymology

From ruckle + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ruckle

Inflected Forms

more ruckly (comparative) most ruckly (superlative)

Synonyms

bewrinkled rugose wrinkly

Questions

What does ruckly mean?: Wrinkly or bumpy.
Where does ruckly come from?: From ruckle + -y.

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