crimpy

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crimpy

/ˈkɹɪmpi/

Rhymes with -ɪmpi

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From crimp + -y.

adjective crimpier · more crimpy · crimpiest · most crimpy

Having a crimped appearance; frizzly. Whenever the Bobbies heard my step on the long outside stair, every body electrified. Tongues drew in, ears squared, noses lifted. The peer from all the eyes under all the bangs of crimpy hair concentrated into one enormous “looking,” riveted upon the turning of the stair where I would first show.
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@misc{crimpy_2026,
  title = {crimpy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crimpy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}