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crimpy

adj

Etymology

From crimp + -y.

  1. derived from *krimpaną✻ — “to shrink, draw back”
  2. derived from crimpen
  3. inherited from crimpen — “to be contracted, be drawn together”
  4. suffixed as crimpy — “crimp + y”

Definitions

  1. Having a crimped appearance

    Having a crimped appearance; frizzly.

    • “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 […].
    • the crimpy wool of the Saxony sheep

  2. Involving crimping

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA