wrinkly

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/ˈɹɪŋk(ə)li/

adjective

Having wrinkles.

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bewrinkledwrinkledcrinklyhoarheadoldsterunsmoothed
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Meanings

adjectivewrinkly (comparative wrinklier, superlative wrinkliest)

comparative wrinklier · superlative wrinkliest

  1. Having wrinkles.

    Synonyms: bewrinkled, wrinkled

nounwrinkly (plural wrinklies)

plural wrinklies

  1. informalAn old person.

    Synonyms: crinkly, hoarhead, oldster

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving wrinkles.

Similar
bewrinkledwrinkled

nounAn old person.

Similar
crinklyhoarheadoldster

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivemarked by wrinkles

Similar
wrinkledunsmoothed
Also see
bewrinkledcrinklycrumpledprunypurflyrimpledrouchedrucklyrugaterugoserugousrumpledunsmoothedwrinkledwrithledwurliewurly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wrinkle + -y.

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Translations

Bulgarian набръчкан
  • набръчкан (nabrăčkan)having wrinkles
Catalan arrugat
  • arrugathaving wrinkles
Finnish ryppyinen, kurttuinen
  • ryppyinenhaving wrinkles
  • kurttuinenhaving wrinkles
  • ruttuinenhaving wrinkles
German faltig
  • faltighaving wrinkles
Portuguese rugoso
  • rugosohaving wrinkles
Spanish arrugado, rugoso
  • arrugadohaving wrinkles
  • rugosohaving wrinkles
  • engurriadohaving wrinkles
Swedish skrynklig
  • skrynklighaving wrinkles
Welsh crychog, rhychog
  • crychoghaving wrinkles
  • rhychoghaving wrinkles
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Chicago

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