crinkly

[ UK /kɹˈɪŋkli/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
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How To Use crinkly In A Sentence

  • The picture on the packet shows bright pink blooms but, in fact, they are a headily tropical mix of hot pinks, scarlets and orange, with petals the texture of crinkly crepe paper.
  • Hi, Coll," he said, then he smirked at me, one eyebrow going all crinkly like James Bond or something. GO!
  • His crinkly hair was a glossy brown colour still unmarked by grey; his moustache was neat and trim.
  • His urbanely crinkly face oozes disapproval; his querulous voice is like a fingernail at a scab.
  • In the dining-room there was now a Sicilian called Gianni: sallow, with black crinkly hair and appalling teeth, he exuded self-love. POLITICAL SUICIDE
  • = -- Bark of trunk dark gray, thick, hard, close, and rough, becoming narrow-rugged-furrowed; crinkly on small trunks and branches; leaf-scars prominent; season's shoots stout, brown, downy or dusty puberulent, dotted, resinous-scented. Handbook of the Trees of New England
  • I have to look up 'crepitus': 'a peculiar crackling, crinkly, or grating feeling or sound under the skin'. Times, Sunday Times
  • Fred himself is adorable; he's got a great crinkly smile and a baldish head and is incredibly photogenic in his overalls, limping through verdant pastures.
  • His crinkly hair was a glossy brown colour still unmarked by grey; his moustache was neat and trim.
  • Fabric must be cotton or poplin, not shiny, silky or crinkly.
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