wrinkly
wrinkly — noun
- wrinklysingular
- wrinkliesplural
1. a rude or playful word for someone who is old, used in informal speech
a rude or playful word for someone who is old, used in informal speech
Some wrinkly on the bus told James the same story three times.
informal register: calling someone 'a wrinkly'
Amihan laughed when her nephew called their next-door neighbour an old wrinkly.
The kids shouted 'move it, wrinkly!' at the man feeding pigeons in the square.
My grandad calls himself a wrinkly but still runs five miles each day.
Yuna's younger brother got detention for calling the head teacher a wrinkly.
文法句型
a wrinkly
the wrinkly
some wrinkly
用法筆記
Offensive when used about someone else without their permission. Older people sometimes use it about themselves in a self-mocking, humorous way.
常見錯誤
wrinkly — adjective
- wrinklypositive
- wrinkliercomparative
- wrinkliestsuperlative
1. covered with small lines or folds, especially on skin, clothing, or paper
covered with small lines or folds, especially on skin, clothing, or paper
Talia smoothed the wrinkly tablecloth before setting down the plates.
describing fabric: wrinkly tablecloth
After twelve hours on the plane, Emre's shirt looked completely wrinkly.
describing clothing: wrinkly shirt
The old photograph found in the attic was wrinkly and torn at the edges.
Vinícius pressed his nose against the wrinkly face of the bulldog.
Mathieu handed Femi a wrinkly five-pound note he had found in his coat pocket.
文法句型
wrinkly + noun
be/look/go + wrinkly