wrinkly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of wrinkly
Example Sentences
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"I remember I got a comment once saying that my hands were really wrinkly," she recalls.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
Every wrinkly finger, bedraggled wig and lipstick-smeared visage are a sight to behold.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025
My grandmother’s plastic cover was never that wrinkly, but I have been in houses where they were pretty wrinkly, so it’s a little more lived-in, which is more my style.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023
“He was a squirrely, wrinkly thing,” Richardson says.
From Scientific American • Jul. 25, 2023
She sticks her wrinkly, wet thumb back in her mouth.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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