wrinkly
pronunciation
How to pronounce wrinkly in British English:
UK [ˈrɪŋkli]
How to pronounce wrinkly in American English:
US [ˈrɪŋkli]
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- Adjective:
- marked with wrinkles or furrows
Word Origin
- wrinkly (adj.)
- early 15c. (in reference to the penis), from wrinkle (n.) + -y (2). As teen slang noun for "old person," from 1972 ("old" being relative; a British reference from 1982 applies it to people in their 40s).
Example
- 1. Plums wrinkly face wrinkled even more as he grinned .
- 2. As we get older our skin becomes more dry and wrinkly .
- 3. Design and produce of wrinkly knitgoods .
- 4. His wrinkly face goes down to his hardship during his life .
- 5. Some wrinkly senior almost got me fired .