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)

1. Resembling or similar to crêpe.
   • 1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 46:

     Several years ago he began to point out that my throat was becoming crepy, my color was poor, and I was easily winded.

   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 477:

     My shirt was too big and its collar sat loosely around my crêpey neck.

   • 2007, Diana Athill, “Somewhere Towards the End”, in 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, pryce