curvier; curviest
: having curves
curvy brush strokes
The letters were curvy and old-fashioned.Mary Pope Osborne
The curvy ribbon of asphalt known as the Amalfi Drive south of Naples offers the ultimate driving experience for enthusiasts.Wine Enthusiast Magazine
Fender has been credited with design and manufacturing innovations that revolutionized the world of electric guitars and basses. The Stratocaster body introduced a curvy ergonomic design for ease of playing and incorporated tonal advances suggested by musicians.Ronald D. White
often : having an attractively curved feminine figure : curvaceous sense 1
At the end of the 19th century, American womanhood longed to be curvy, pink and zaftig. Liesl Schillinger
Smart, dynamic, gorgeous and alarmingly curvy, with talent to burn … James Kaplan
The fabric accommodates the sharp-edged tailoring of a man's suit from the fifties, but the jacket is actually fitted to the curvy figure of a woman. Mary Tannen

Examples of curvy in a Sentence

a curvy brunette with lots of male admirers a perilously curvy stretch of a corniche along the Riviera
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Similarly, there are more complicated, curvy surfaces that, when sliced up, yield infinitely many elliptic curves. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024 Some consciousness researchers believe that on high doses of DMT, perception takes on this kind of curvy geometry. Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 Choose a few simple but bold pieces, like this curvy armchair, sculptural side table, and oversized potted palm and silhouette them against an accent wall like this wood paneled one. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024 In the pressure of the deep sea, the curvy molecule conforms to the exact shape needed to support a sturdy yet dynamic cell membrane. Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for curvy 

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of curvy was in 1623

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“Curvy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curvy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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