Synonyms

wrinkly

American

[ring-klee] / ˈrɪŋ kli /

adjective

wrinklier, wrinkliest

having wrinkles or tending to wrinkle; creased; puckery.

a wrinkly material.

Other Word Forms

Adjective Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of wrinkly

First recorded in 1565–75; wrinkle ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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The breakout star of the celebrity summer-movie circuit is a wrinkly green puppet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"I remember I got a comment once saying that my hands were really wrinkly," she recalls.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

And they lack fur to cover their wrinkly pinkish-grey skin.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

It’s an ancient citrus varietal, one that’s lumpy, wrinkly and somewhat oblong.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Patti lets me play with the shiny soap bubbles in the sink for a while, but then she says I must stop because if I don't, my fingers will get as wrinkly as her skin.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

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