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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

しわくちゃの

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shiwakucha no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Crumpled/ˈkrʌmpəld/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼はしわくちゃの紙をゴミ箱に捨てた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Crushed or pressed into creases and wrinkles.

    "He found a crumpled piece of paper at the bottom of his backpack."
As verb
  1. 1

    Past tense and past participle of crumple; to crush something into folds or wrinkles.

    "She crumpled the letter and threw it into the wastebasket."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'crumple', originating in the late 16th century, likely blending 'crump' (to bend or curl) and 'rumple'. It evolved to describe surfaces marked by numerous irregular creases or folds.

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