ripply

[ rip-lee ]

adjective

1. characterized by ripples; ripple; rippling. ripple.
2. sounding like rippling ripple water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ripply¹

First recorded in 1765–75; ripple ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The tall grass was thick and ripply, like wind on water, and often erupted with birds that flew alongside our car and sometimes outpaced us because Soda Lake Road, the lone paved road, was pocked with gaping potholes and puddles of concerning depth.

From Los Angeles Times

The tall grass was thick and ripply, like wind on water, and often erupted with birds that flew alongside our car and sometimes outpaced us because Soda Lake Road, the lone paved road, was pocked with gaping potholes and puddles of concerning depth.

From Los Angeles Times

The copperplate lines are so exact they mimic the individual venation of feathers; the neck of a gyrfalcon takes on all the ripply realism of moiréd silk.

From New York Times

Zevin, 45, with her penetrating gaze and her shock of ripply black hair, doesn’t look tired but oh, she is.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was brilliant, like a molten lava caldron above the deep blue ripply waves,” said Mr. Kentrianakis, who was too excited to sleep the night before.

From New York Times

Related Words

• rough
• uneven