crimpy
Americanadjective
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having a crimped form or appearance.
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South Midland U.S. (of weather) cold and disagreeable.
Etymology
Origin of crimpy
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Winter'll come on up that way and make the sleepin' crimpy.
From The Little Lady of the Big House by Jack London
"Well, he was tall and very straight, and had small ears and—er—a fairish mustache that was brushed up a little away from his lips, and—and cat's eyes, and—brown, crimpy hair, getting a little gray."
From The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel by Elinor Glyn
I could expect "crimpy" weather, and every moment of delay increased the frigid hardships of the journey.
From The Road by Jack London
Little pie with crimpy crust, Set it in the sun; Sugar it with powdered dust, And bake it till it's done.
From Child Songs of Cheer by Antoinette Inglis
It pleased him almost to childishness to find how easily he could listen and even talk to the oiled and crimpy little barber, and to the pretty, consumptive-looking, print-dressed baker's wife.
From The Return by Walter De la Mare
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