riffed

English

Verb

riffed

  1. simple past and past participle of riff
  2. simple past and past participle of rif

Adjective

riffed (not comparable)

  1. Who has lost a job due to a RIF (reduction in force).
    • 1958, Air Force Magazine - Volume 41, page 86:
      Several ships could be sunk by the copious tears being shed by riffed reservists.
    • 1987, Nathalie Jean Gehrke, On being a teacher, page 93:
      Riffed teachers are unlikely to return to teaching, for they often have found other challenging, financially rewarding work that they might otherwise never have tried.
    • 2008, Nancy Daniel Wesson, Moving Your Aging Parents, →ISBN:
      Years ago, my job at an employment outplacement firm was to train and counsel groups of recently riffed employees.

Anagrams

Maltese

Root
r-f-d
8 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪf.fɛt/

Verb

riffed (imperfect jriffed, past participle mriffed, verbal noun tirfid)

  1. to prop, support, buttress

Conjugation

Conjugation of riffed (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m riffidt riffidt riffed riffidna riffidtu riffdu
f riffdet
imperfect m nriffed triffed jriffed nriffdu triffdu jriffdu
f triffed
imperative riffed riffdu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m riffidtx riffidtx riffidx riffidniex riffidtux riffdux
f riffditx
imperfect m nriffidx triffidx jriffidx nriffdux triffdux jriffdux
f triffidx
imperative triffidx triffdux