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

• differ

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
		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