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[ adjective ] having wrinkles

Synonyms

creased rumpled

Examples

"crumpled paper" "her skirt had become creased" "a rumpled gray suit"

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

Inside the crown , stuffed behind the stained sweatband , could be seen thin , crumpled wads of currency .

Related terms

wrinkled

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[ adjective ] of metal e.g.

Synonyms

dented bent

Examples

"bent nails" "a car with a crumpled front end" "dented fenders"

Used in print

(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)

Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking_of her handbag , and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom , which tasted peculiarly of face_powder .

Related terms

damaged

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