Made dumpy; compressed or shaped into a dumpy form; wrinkled or creased like a dumpling.
Past participle of 'dumple' (to make dumpy), used as an adjective to describe something that has been made dumpy through action or compression.
A 'dumpled' piece of cloth looks a lot like the folds you see in dumplings—the word beautifully connects the shape of the food to the texture of wrinkled fabric.
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