crinkly

adjective

crin·​kly

variants or less commonly crinkley

ˈkriŋ-k(ə-)lē 

-er/-est

1

: full of crinkles : wavy, wrinkly

2

: crackly, rustling

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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