Word: toruffled
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: to
ru
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Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of toruffle. To ruffle excessively, to the degree of causing something to lose its proper form or shape; ruffle up.
Morphemes:
Affix: to-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: apart, away, asunder, in pieces; expressing separation, negation, or intensity.
Affix: ruffle
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.