• Crêpy

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: en, /ˈkɹɛpi/
    • US IPA: en, /ˈkɹeɪpi/

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    Origin

    From en + -crêpe + y.

    Full definition of crêpy

    Adjective

    crêpy

    1. Resembling or similar to crêpe.
      • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 477:My shirt was too big and its collar sat loosely around my crêpey neck.
      • 2007, Diana Athill, ‘Somewhere Towards the End’, Granta 98, p. 18:women who had always worn a lot of make-up tended to continue to do so, blind to the unfortunate effect it could have on an elastic and crepy skin.

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