curvy
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2.8
- adjective
- /ˈkɜrvi/
- We'd been going fast on a curvy back road with no guardrails, a few miles from my house.
- curvy road
- curvy line
- curvy path
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Examples
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Barris speeds through the curvy streets of the Hollywood Hills.
Fiction book (2002) -
That's a really cool curvy feature on the ceiling, too.
Blog text (23) -
Will that roof, that curvy roof fit the one over there?
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A basic line looks way better when it's curvy, so that's a beautiful thing.
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So we've got the straight line from the A, and then we have a curvy line from the B.
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She's afraid of curvy roads.
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Twisty, curvy mountain roads where the average speed limit is 35 to 45 miles an hour.
Blog text (2) -
Many of the streets were narrow and curvy, and the Germans drove quickly, lurching and gunning their engines fitfully.
Fiction book (1998) -
Moaning a bit, she shifted her pillows against the curvy wrought-iron headboard and eased back against them.
Fiction book (1999) -
The vase has a curvy design that adds elegance to the room.
Synonyms
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1.0
A shape or surface that bends smoothly without sharp angles
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2.4
Having a smooth, curved shape with no sharp points
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7.9
Having curved lines
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4.3
Shaped like a smooth curved part of a circle
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3.6
Having many curves like a winding road
1
6.6
A little round in shape like a small stone
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8.1
Having a curved shape
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8.0
Having many curves or rounded parts
Having curved lines instead of straight ones
Antonyms
Compounds
How Curved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Curvy comes from the word curve ('a line that bends') plus the small part -y meaning 'full of'. So a curvy object or design has smooth, rounded bends instead of straight lines.