crepey

comparative more crepey · superlative most crepey

1. Saggy and crinkly, like crepe paper.

   My fat cells went condo and my skin is all crepey.

   2007 January 14, Henry Alford, “Books on Broadway”, in New York Times

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   A shock of wispy newwashed hair stood up from his forehead; his nose was thin, pointed, and shiny; he had no chin to speak of—it seemed to be part of his crepey neck.

   1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC

   Mix a little moisturiser with foundation under the eyes and over the neck if the skin is crepey: this will thin out the foundation a little...

   2003, Janet Simms, A practical guide to beauty therapy

   The patient had a crepey appearance of skin prior to blepharoplasty.

   2004, Joseph A Mauriello, Techniques in Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery