crinkly

[kring-klee]

adjective

crinklier, crinkliest 

1. having crinkles.

2. making a rustling noise.

crinkly

/ ˈkrɪŋklɪ /

adjective

1. wrinkled; crinkled

noun

1. slang,  an old person

Word History and Origins

Origin of crinkly¹

First recorded in 1820–30; crinkle + -y ¹

Example Sentences

It's actually a painted veneer, presumably because there was not a piece of foil large enough, lest a run on crinkly silver lead to stale sarnies.

From BBC

Once cooled, they went into crinkly cellophane bags from Party Central, each one tied with a bit of lilac curling ribbon.

From Salon

“Your hair, soft and crinkly / Your body, strong and stately,” Flack sings against a laidback groove, “You don’t have to search and roam / ’Cause I got your love at home.”

From Los Angeles Times

They fill those crinkly carnival bags with buttery kernels and pour lemonade into small Dixie cups.

From Salon

Yet her latest offering is her most interesting in years: “Visions,” a funky, gently psychedelic garage-soul record that puts her sultry vocals amid fuzzy guitars, off-kilter drums and crinkly vintage keyboards.

From Los Angeles Times