crinkly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkrɪŋkli/ UK /ˈkrɪŋkli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj full of small wrinkles, folds, or creases She smoothed the crinkly wrapping paper before reusing it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · full of small wrinkles,... wrinkledcrinkledcreasedcrumpledpuckeredcrimped ↔ Opposites smoothflat Word family Derived forms crinkliness Related forms crinklecringecrank Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 markdown