crinkly

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An old person. derogatory
形容词 adj.
  1. That crinkles.
    — Again there was that eerie, indefinable something in Cousin Jimmy’s voice or look that gave Emily a sudden crinkly feeling in her spine.
  2. Having crinkles; wrinkly.
    — Himself, he was a little as if made from leather, with his yellow crinkly face, and crinkly reddish hair and beard; and neat folds slanting down his cheeks to the corners of his mouth, and his guttural and one-toned voice;[…]

词形变化

crinklier comparative more crinkly comparative crinkliest superlative most crinkly superlative crinklies plural

词汇关系

近义词
rugose wrinklesome
衍生词
crinkliness scrunkly

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English crinkle
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English crinkly
From crinkle + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English crinkle
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English crinkly
From crinkle + -y.
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