crumple
verb (used with object)
to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle.
crumply
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a word derived from
crumple.
Example Sentences
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The astronaut, invisible to everyone but him, is a faceless visitor in a crumply spacesuit who floats down from above.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2016
For a few seasons in the mid-’60s he did take the money and Run for His Life, but he wasn’t suited to inhabiting a lovably crumply TV character, like his pal Peter Falk’s Columbo.
From Time ● Feb. 6, 2012
There are even shoes made of Tyvek, that crumply material that FedEx uses for envelopes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2011
Other designers — Thom Browne, Simon Spurr, Robert Geller and Patrik Ervell — delivered fresh takes on the form, rendering them in crisp or crumply fabrics, bright or dark colors, and slimmer or shorter silhouettes.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2011
His crumply hair smoothed out, and with a little ear scratching and back rubbing, Jessie C. James became a devoted friend.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
