crumply

Examples

• All

• He watched me pirouette in my first dress, made of crumply gauze material the thrift store lady called "taffy-ta."

  Fiction book (1998)

• As I drive away, I notice about five more cars lining up to purchase the corn he sells in old burlap bags and crumply Wal-Mart sacks from the back of his late-model Ford F150.

  Blog text (12)

• The ten muscles that connect through the shoulder were reduced to the consistency of crumply tinfoil.

  Academic text (1998)

• She wore a dress made of crumply fabric that added a charming texture to her outfit.

• The crumply leaves crunched underfoot as we walked through the autumn park.

Synonyms

W

wrinkled

vscrumply

34 1.5

Having small lines on skin or cloth

is broader covering creased crumpled or folded textures

W

wrinkly

vscrumply

13 2.4

Having many small folds on skin or cloth

is broader referring to creased or crumpled appearance too

C

crinkly

vscrumply

4 4.0

Small wrinkles or folds cover the surface

is about creased or crumpled texture rather than only small waves

C

crinkled

vscrumply

1 3.7

Having small folds or wrinkles on the surface, like paper

is more general including creases and crumples

C

creasy

vscrumply

7.2

Full of small wrinkles and folds in cloth or paper

is more general applying to any wrinkled or creased texture

C

crumpled

vscrumply

3.5

Pressed so it has many small folds or is bent out of shape

is less about heavy pressing and more general wrinkled look

C

crushed

vscrumply

• Specialized

4.4

Material with a permanent soft wrinkled texture

is more general and does not imply a deliberate treatment

C

crepey

vscrumply

7.5

Skin or cloth that looks very thin and has many small wrinkles

is broader covering thicker or non crepe wrinkled textures

Antonyms

F

flat

797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

S

smooth

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Wrinkled

crumply

5.2

crumpled

3.5

wrinkled

34 1.5

smooth

256 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology