wrinkly

wrin·kle

 (rĭng′kəl)

n.

1. A small furrow, ridge, or crease on a normally smooth surface, caused by crumpling, folding, or shrinking.

2. A line or crease in the skin, as from age.

3. A different or unexpected development, action, or idea: "The 1973 War brought a new wrinkle to the face of battle ... the widespread use of rockets and guided missiles" (Bruce Watson).

4. A problem or imperfection: The report had to be revised because of a few wrinkles.

v. wrin·kled, wrin·kling, wrin·kles

v.tr.

1. To make wrinkles or a wrinkle in: My shirt was wrinkled after being so long in the suitcase.

2. To draw up into wrinkles; pucker: wrinkled her nose in disdain.

v.intr.

To form wrinkles.

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[Middle English, back-formation from wrinkled, wrinkled, probably from Old English gewrinclod, past participle of gewrinclian, to wind, crease; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

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wrin′kly adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

wrinkly - marked by wrinkles; "tired travelers in wrinkled clothes" wrinkled furrowed, rugged - having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile"

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Translations

wrinkly

[ˈrɪŋklɪ]

A. ADJ (wrinklier (compar) (wrinkliest (superl))) = wrinkled

B. N (Brit) → viejo/a m/f

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wrinkly

[ˈrɪŋkli]

adj

[fabric] → fripé(e); [surface] → ridé(e)

[face, skin] → ridé(e)

n (British) (= old person) → vioque mf

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wrinkly

adj (+er) → schrumpelig; fabric → zerknittert

n (Brit inf: = old person) → Opa m (inf), → Oma f (inf)

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