crepy

crepey

/ (ˈkreɪpɪ) /

adjective -ier or -iest

(esp of the skin) having a dry wrinkled appearance like crepe

QUIZZES

TAKE THIS QUIZ IF A DAZZLING VOCABULARY IS YOUR DESIDERATUM!

Have the Words of the Day from October 19–25, 2020, made an indelible mark on your memory? Take the quiz to find out!

Question 1 of 7

What does “clement” mean?

having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision.

mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate.

favorite; cherished.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby crepy

creps, crept, crepuscular, crepuscular ray, crepuscule, crepy, cres., Crescas, crescendo, crescendo angina, crescendo murmur

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example sentences from the Web for crepy

Joan was away on an expedition to Crepy in Valois, with a small band of three or four hundred brave comrades.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times|Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
You could tell that by the backs of his hands; they weren't wrinkled or crepy and the veins didn't protrude.
Four-Day Planet|Henry Beam Piper
Crepy Vivian is the cause and chief abettor of this sudden overthrow of arrangements which he was instructed specially to protect.
Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt|Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
The Zone Major asked if they might be allowed to go as far as Crepy.
The War Romance of the Salvation Army|Evangeline Booth and Grace Livingston Hill

At nightfall they reached the village of Crepy where they were welcomed eagerly.
The War Romance of the Salvation Army|Evangeline Booth and Grace Livingston Hill

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY