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wavery

wavery

6.4
A line or surface that goes up and down in smooth curves
  • adjective
  • /ˈweɪvəri/
translation icon : ondulado
  • The artist chose a wavy line to give the drawing a sense of movement.

because we're human beings and that's what those WAVY lines represent.

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Examples

  • The entire front of the house is made-up of these old cool antique windows and some of them still have like the WAVY old glass.

  • Today we're making a small table with tapered legs and a WAVY joint on the top.

  • A wave which really has a WAVY look to it like this.

  • If you do look at that, it's a little WAVY, but only just barely.

  • So supposedly it's like straight when it's dry and then WAVY when it's not.

    Patricia Bright

  • OK, let's see how it gets these little WAVY bits.

    sophdoeslife

  • Next term I have one WAVY line here and two WAVY lines there.

  • The more it sticks out, the more you see the WAVY hemline.

  • It's all just a smooth, just kind of thin WAVY cracks as you'll see.

  • We've got some stars, we've got some hexagons, and then we've got the WAVY squigglies.

Synonyms

wavy
vswavery
16 1.3

Having soft, regular curves like small waves, not straight

is the broad label for any undulating form or outline
undulant
vswavery
1 8.7

Wavy shape or movement like waves

is a neutral, general descriptor for undulating surfaces or outlines
wavelike
vswavery
1 5.0

Having a smooth up-and-down shape like small ripples

is the broader term for any undulating shape, not only motion
ripply
vswavery
1 4.4

Small waves appear on a surface like water or fabric

is the wider term covering various sizes of undulation
undulatory
vswavery
8.7

Having a smooth, wavy shape like gentle waves

is the general visual description rather than focusing on motion
undulate
vswavery
  • Specialized
8.3

Having a wavy edge and a rippled surface like many leaves

is more general, not limited to edges or margins
rippled
vswavery
3.2

With small, gentle waves on the surface, like water or cloth

is broader and can mean larger or smaller undulating forms
moiré
vswavery
8.4

Having a wavy, rippled pattern that looks like water

is the simple physical description, not a specific fabric pattern
wavy-grained
vswavery
  • Specialized
7.9

Wood with grain lines that look wavy because the fibers do not run straight

is the general shape term, not limited to wood grain appearance
repand
vswavery
  • Specialized
9.9

With a slightly wavy edge like many leaves

is the wider label for undulating forms beyond just margins
sinuate
vswavery
  • Specialized
9.3

An edge that curves in and out like small waves on leaves or shells

is a general undulating description rather than a specific edge shape
crispate
vswavery
  • Specialized
9.9

Having wavy, uneven curled edges, often on leaves and petals

is the general term for any undulating form, not only curls
undy
vswavery
  • Archaic
9.9

Having a wavy edge like waves on a shield

is the neutral descriptor for undulating shapes, not heraldic use

How Wavy

corrugated
11 6.8
wavery
6.4
rippled
3.2
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

wavery positive
wavier comparative
waviest superlative

Morphology

wavery = waver (transparent) = waver + y

Formed productively from the verb 'waver' with the adjectival suffix '-y', so the adjectival meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Wavery comes from the simple word wave, which means 'a moving curve like on water'. Think of a line that rises and falls like the surface of a pond — that image explains why wavery means 'having a wavy or undulating form'.