corrugated

[kawr-uh-gey-tid, kor-]

adjective

1. shaped into wavy folds or alternating furrows and ridges.

   Drops of rain hammered on the corrugated metal roof.

   Your cat can use the toy’s corrugated cardboard center as a scratching mat.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of corrugate.

Other Word Forms

• uncorrugated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of corrugated¹

First recorded in 1585–95; corrugate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; corrugate ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

From his window, he and his grandchildren have a clear view of the simple wooden shelter and corrugated iron shed put up by Israeli settlers that Ayman says are from the nearby settlement of Yitzhar.

From BBC

Neat rows of cottages with corrugated roofs and well-tended gardens stream past the car windows.

From BBC

Hardened exterior materials like rusted and black steel, corrugated metal and concrete nonetheless have complex movement and texture.

From Los Angeles Times

The rooms are not technically built from shipping containers, but with their boxy shape, corrugated silver sides and narrow dimensions, they sure look like it.

From Los Angeles Times

Children play in between the temporary corrugated iron shelters where women are also doing laundry when we visit.

From BBC

Related Words

• crumpled