as in curly
having the curving shape of a wave or of many waves
She has wavy blond hair. wavy lines
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Recent Examples of wavy
The TikTok star wore her blond tresses in a wavy lob, while her makeup consisted of taupe eyeshadow and lip gloss.
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Feb. 2025
Kidman wore her long strawberry blonde hair down in soft wavy curls and kept her glam simple and light.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Curly has prominent curls from roots to ends and usually is more dry and frizzy than straight or wavy hair.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Gilbert Flores/Getty Images To match the mermaid-like gown, Jones wore extra-tall pink sandals, a Barbie pink manicure, and even added subtle pink streaks to her long, wavy hair.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Feb. 2025
Kidman wore her long strawberry blonde hair down in soft wavy curls and kept her glam simple and light.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Curly has prominent curls from roots to ends and usually is more dry and frizzy than straight or wavy hair.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Gilbert Flores/Getty Images To match the mermaid-like gown, Jones wore extra-tall pink sandals, a Barbie pink manicure, and even added subtle pink streaks to her long, wavy hair.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Wavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wavy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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