wrinkled

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/

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• Hyphenation: wrink‧led

wrinkled (comparative more wrinkled, superlative most wrinkled)

1. (of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.

   Synonyms: bewrinkled, rugose, wrinkly; see also Thesaurus:wrinkled

   Antonym: unwrinkled

   As the ocean receded from the beach it left the sand appearing wrinkled.

   • 1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter XX, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.; Melbourne, Vic.: Ward Lock & Co., OCLC 34363729, page 334:

     Lying on the floor was a dead man, in evening dress, with a knife in his heart. He was withered, wrinkled, and loathsome of visage. It was not till they had examined the rings that they recognized who it was.

wrinkled

1. simple past tense and past participle of wrinkle

• wrinkled cowry (Nucleolaria nucleus)
• wrinkled frogs (Glandivana spp.)