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adjective
- 1. having many lines or folds: "her thin, wrinkly face"
noun
- 1. an old person: informal, derogatory British "none of the wrinklies looked pleased to see their visitors"
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noun [ C ] UK informal humorous (also wrinklie) uk / ˈrɪŋ.kli / us / ˈrɪŋ.kli / Add to word list. an old person. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The elderly. advanced. advancing. aged. ageism. crock. gaffer. geriatrics. gerontological. gerontologist. gerontology. golden oldie. infirmity. old people's home. old-timer. oldie.
Wrinkly definition: having wrinkles or tending to wrinkle; creased; puckery. See examples of WRINKLY used in a sentence.
(Definition of wrinkly from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of wrinkly. wrinkly. The human brain isn't just wrinkly, of course. From National Geographic. You can't drop them in the tub and let them dry off with no more damage than wrinkly pages. From Minneapolis Star Tribune.
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A wrinkly surface has a lot of wrinkles on it. ...wrinkly cotton and wool stockings. ...a smallish, greying man, with a wrinkly face. 2. countable noun.
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.
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Nov 2, 2024 · Definitions of wrinkly. adjective. marked by wrinkles. synonyms: wrinkled. unsmoothed. not having been made smooth by having hands run over the surface. furrowed, rugged. having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface. see more.
The meaning of WRINKLE is a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease; specifically : one in the skin especially when due to age, worry, or fatigue.
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Definition of wrinkly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
