Wrinkliest

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. A characteristic of being most marked or creased, often referring to skin or fabric that has many small folds or lines
2. Describing the state of having the greatest number of folds or lines, typically highlighting an aged or worn texture
3. Denoting the extreme condition of being excessively crumpled or corrugated, often conveying the impression of deterioration or age

Etymology: "Wrinkliest" is simply the superlative of "wrinkly," so its history is that of its base word plus a suffix. Its root, "wrinkle," traces back to Old English "wrincel" or a related form, and the family of words runs through Proto-Germanic and into the wider Indo-European past, though the older ancestry matters less than what happened in English itself. The adjective "wrinkly" is built from "wrinkle" with the suffix "-y," which in English means "full of" or "having the quality of." A wrinkly surface is therefore one full of wrinkles. The superlative "-iest" follows the usual English pattern for adjectives ending in "-y," where the "y" changes to "i" before the ending is added, giving "wrinkliest" for things with the greatest number of folds or lines.

Synonyms: most creased, most crinkled, most lined

Antonyms: smoothest, flattest, sleekest