crêpy

See also: crepy

English

Alternative forms

crêpey, crepy, crepey

Etymology

From crêpe +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɛpi/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹeɪpi/

Adjective

crêpy (comparative crêpier, superlative crêpiest)

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.

Anagrams

Percy, Pryce

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