rutted

adjective

Definition of ruttednext
as in undulating

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  1. wavy
  2. rutty
  3. pitted
Adjective
  • The food at the elegant Waterside Restaurant, whose walls, carpets and curtains are appealingly decorated with wavy designs, is top-notch.
    James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Photo: Stephen Kent Johnson The Bathroom: The wavy custom shelf is Lawson’s design, painted in RL-16.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of wavy
Adjective
  • The roads were too rutty for the other guests to complete their transit, and the storm clouds above had stopped all domestic air transfers as well.
    Brandon Presser, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Even for bikers who over-brake in rough, rutty, and technical sections of trail, the footage won’t make anyone nauseated.
    Andy Cochrane, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2021
Definition of rutty
Adjective
  • What is the proper way to eat pitted cherries? Cutting them up to remove the pits seems excessive, but just spitting out the pits into a napkin doesn’t seem proper, either.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Your healthcare provider may treat pitted nails with corticosteroid injections, laser treatment, phototherapy, and other medicines.
    Sarah Klein, Health, 25 June 2024
Definition of pitted
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ruts

rutted

rutty

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