gerunzelt

wrinkled, creased (of skin or fabric)

adjective ge-RUN-tselt Rare

Usage Note

Gerunzelt describes skin or a surface covered in fine folds and wrinkles — gerunzelte Stirn (wrinkled brow), gerunzelter Stoff. The word derives from the verb runzeln and is common in literary and descriptive prose.

Examples

"Seine gerunzelte Stirn verriet, dass er tief in Gedanken versunken war."

Natural Translation

His wrinkled brow revealed that he was deep in thought.

Literal Translation

His wrinkled brow betrayed that he was sunk deep in thought.

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