crinkly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkrɪŋkli/ UK /ˈkrɪŋkli/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
full of small wrinkles, folds, or creases

She smoothed the crinkly wrapping paper before reusing it.

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Synonyms

1 adj · full of small wrinkles,... wrinkledcrinkledcreasedcrumpledpuckered crimped

Opposites

smooth flat

Word family

Derived forms crinkliness

Related forms crinkle cringe crank

Etymology

From 'crinkle' (a frequentative related to Old English 'crincan', a variant of 'cringan', 'to bend') + the adjectival suffix '-y'.

crincan Old English *krenganą Proto-Germanic

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# crinkly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈkrɪŋkli
**IPA (UK):** ˈkrɪŋkli

## Meanings
1. full of small wrinkles, folds, or creases

## Examples
- She smoothed the crinkly wrapping paper before reusing it.

## Synonyms
- wrinkled
- crinkled
- creased
- crumpled
- puckered
- crimped

## Antonyms
- smooth
- flat

## Derived Forms
- crinkliness

## Related Forms
- crinkle
- cringe
- crank

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: crincan
- Root: *krenganą

## Etymology
From 'crinkle' (a frequentative related to Old English 'crincan', a variant of 'cringan', 'to bend') + the adjectival suffix '-y'.

## AI Etymology
Crinkly comes from 'crinkle' (a frequentative related to Old English 'crincan', a variant of 'cringan', 'to bend') + the adjectival suffix '-y'. The etymological trail includes Old English crincan and Proto-Germanic *krenganą. As an adjective, crinkly describes what is full of small wrinkles, folds, or creases. The same family is visible in derived forms such as crinkliness and related forms such as crinkle, cringe, and crank. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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