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Definition of Crinkly
1. Adjective. Uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves.
Similar to: Uneven
Derivative terms: Crinkle, Waviness
Definition of Crinkly
1. a. Having crinkles; wavy; wrinkly.
Definition of Crinkly
1. Adjective. having crinkles; wrinkly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crinkly
1. crinkled [adj -KLIER, -KLIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crinkly
Literary usage of Crinkly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"Crimson, like a sea of blood Untroubled by a wave. — WHITTIER. Cringe. Cringes like
a toad under a harrow. — ANON. crinkly. crinkly as a coon's hair.— ANON. ..."
2. Japan for a Week, Britain Forever by Alexander Mattock Thompson (1911)
"Then a peaceful beach of crinkly sand, backed by a bouquet of crinkly cedars,
under a cloud of crinkly grey, for all the world like a coloured picture on ..."
3. Putnam's Magazine (1908)
"The crinkly softness of this last was delightfully effective for stage use, ...
My soul cried out for the crinkly, clinging crepe, for this sole garment of ..."
4. Clothing: Choice, Care, Cost by Mary Schenck Woolman (1922)
"Spun Silk and Wool.—Wool is crinkly; spun silk smooth and shiny. Hard-twisted
spun silk, when untwisted, looks crinkly like fine wool. ..."
5. Sculpture I, 1952-1967 by Mary C. Sturgeon (1987)
"The texture of the drapery on NM 696 is more crinkly, ... number of folds and
their shadow-collecting potential than on the crinkly aspect of the material. ..."
6. Catalogue of the Acropolis Museum by Guy Dickins, Stanley Casson, Dorothy Lamb Brooke Nicholson, British School at Athens (1912)
"This garment is always represented by a crinkly surface, and is usually ...
687 where the skirts are not stretched the crinkly effect is visible in the ..."
7. The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Terracotta Figurines of the Classical by Gloria S. Merker (2000)
"Although the polishing of the surface of H101 has dulled the detail considerably,
it is apparent that the cloth of the chiton skirt is crinkly. ..."
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