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# wrinkly

adjective (wrinkly, wrinklier, wrinkliest); noun (a wrinkly, wrinklies — UK, slang, rude-ish)

«wrinkly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Having many wrinkles or creases: wrinkly skin, a wrinkly shirt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrinkly/#m1)
2. (UK, slang, rude) An old person; it can hurt feelings: "the wrinklies". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrinkly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life fingers go wrinkly after a long bath, and clothes go wrinkly in a suitcase. In stories wrinkly hands or faces show that a character is old, often in a warm way (Grandma's wrinkly smile). In science lessons wrinkly fingers in water are a fun puzzle: they may help grip wet things. The slang noun for old people is cheeky and can be unkind.

### Examples

- My fingers go wrinkly in the bath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrinkly/#x1)
- Grandad has a wrinkly, smiley face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrinkly/#x2)
- Your shirt is all wrinkly; hang it up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrinkly/#x3)
- Raisins are just wrinkly grapes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrinkly/#x4)
- The elephant has thick, wrinkly skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrinkly/#x5)
- "Let the wrinklies have the comfy chairs," joked Uncle Pete, and Nan laughed but rolled her eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrinkly/#x6)

### Note

Forms: wrinkly, wrinklier, wrinkliest. Same idea as "wrinkled" (more formal). The noun "wrinkly" for an old person is UK slang and can be rude; don't use it about someone who might be hurt.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wrinkly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrinkly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wrinkly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wrinkly.html) on Mova free.