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Adjective: crinkly (crinklier,crinkliest)  kring-k(u-)lee
  1. Uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
    "They watched an apparatus make stretchable crinkly paper";
    - crinkled, rippled, wavy, wavelike
Noun: crinkly  kring-k(u-)lee
Usage: offensive
  1. An elderly person
    "The crinkly regaled the children with tales from his youth";
    - oldster [N. Amer, informal], old person, senior citizen, golden ager [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: crinkliest, crinklier, crinklies

See also: uneven

Type of: adult, grownup