crimpy
/ˈkɹɪmpi/
crimpy adjective: having a crimped appearance; frizzly.
Adjective
crimpy (comparative crimpier or more crimpy, superlative crimpiest or most crimpy)
- Having a crimped appearance; frizzly.
- Whenever the Bobbies heard my step on the long outside stair, every body electrified. Tongues drew in, ears squared, noses lifted. The peer from all the eyes under all the bangs of crimpy hair concentrated into one enormous “looking,” riveted upon the turning of the stair where I would first show.1944, Emily Carr, The House of All Sorts
- “I can't see if you do that,” Margaret said, disengaging the earpiece of her glasses and a clump of her red, crimpy hair from the baby's fist […].2006, Deborah Eisenberg, “Some Other, Better Otto”, in Jeffrey Eugenides, editor, My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead: Great Love Stories, from Chekhov to Munro, HarperCollins, published 2008, page 164
- Involving crimping
Forms of crimpy
| comparative | crimpier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more crimpy |
| superlative | crimpiest |
| superlative | most crimpy |
Origin of crimpy
From crimp + -y.
Words that rhyme with crimpy
Questions about crimpy
- What does crimpy mean?
- Crimpy means having a crimped appearance; frizzly.
- What part of speech is crimpy?
- Crimpy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce crimpy?
- Crimpy is pronounced /ˈkɹɪmpi/.
Words near crimpy in the dictionary
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