crepey

or crep·y

[ krey-pee ]

adjective

, crep·i·er, crep·i·est.

1. (especially of the skin) having a wrinkled surface:

   crepey eyelids.

2. like crepe or crepe paper:

   a thin, crepey skirt.

Other Words From

• crepi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crepey¹

crepe + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Inside crepey wrinkles and wiry fur, heavy brows and grubby nails, plodding feet and soft, pale bellies are Keough and her three co-stars, Nathan Zellner as the alpha, Jesse Eisenberg as the beta and Christophe Zajac-Denek as the child who occasionally suckles at Keough’s breasts.

From Los Angeles Times

Here are some words in Lydia Davis’ new collection of stories, “Our Strangers,” that she finds particularly interesting: “bibelot,” “egg,” “acknowledgment,” “fun,” “obnoxious,” “crepey,” “irregardless.”

From Los Angeles Times

How many times a day do these algorithms think I need to be persuaded that 60 is the new 40 while being offered miracle cures for crepey skin, age spots and, my personal favorite, apron belly?

From Los Angeles Times

"I couldn't do it. I rebelled against it. I didn't check off if they had crepey skin, or if they had saggy breasts, you couldn't tell anyhow, I don't want to fire somebody for image — that stays with you for the rest of your life, that's a terrible thing."

From Fox News

Still, Dr. Schaffer said, “one could postulate that the skin may feel thinner or appear crepey because the muscle mass that was providing volume under the skin has decreased.”

From New York Times