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单词 wrinkly
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wrinkly


wrin·kle

W0239800 (rĭng′kəl)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. A problem or imperfection: The report had to be revised because of a few wrinkles.v. wrin·kled, wrin·kling, wrin·kles v.tr.1. To make wrinkles or a wrinkle in: My shirt was wrinkled after being so long in the suitcase.2. To draw up into wrinkles; pucker: wrinkled her nose in disdain.v.intr. To form wrinkles.
[Middle English, back-formation from wrinkled, wrinkled, probably from Old English gewrinclod, past participle of gewrinclian, to wind, crease; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
wrin′kly adj.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.wrinkly - marked by wrinkles; "tired travelers in wrinkled clothes"wrinkledfurrowed, rugged - having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile"
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wrinkly


  • adj

Synonyms for wrinkly

adj marked by wrinkles

Synonyms

  • wrinkled

Related Words

  • furrowed
  • rugged
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