Crinkly

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An old person. derogatory
Adjective
  1. 1
    That crinkles.

    "Again there was that eerie, indefinable something in Cousin Jimmy’s voice or look that gave Emily a sudden crinkly feeling in her spine."

  2. 2
    Having crinkles; wrinkly.

    "Himself, he was a little as if made from leather, with his yellow crinkly face, and crinkly reddish hair and beard; and neat folds slanting down his cheeks to the corners of his mouth, and his guttural and one-toned voice;[…]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
antediluvianantiquebewrinkledcoffin dodgercorrugatedcrinkled

Example

More examples

"Instead of canvas, solar sails are made of thin sheets of Mylar, the same crinkly silver material often used for helium-filled balloons."

Etymology

From crinkle + -y.

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