adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of uncrimp form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Not crimped. not-comparable

   "Her fringe was damp and uncrimped and sticking, like seaweed straggling on a rock, to her forehead."

Example

More examples

"Her fringe was damp and uncrimped and sticking, like seaweed straggling on a rock, to her forehead."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + crimped.

Etymology 2

From uncrimp + -ed.

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