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curly

[ kur-lee ]

adjective

, curl·i·er, curl·i·est.
  1. curling curling or tending to curl:

    curly blond hair.

  2. having curls (usually used in combination):

    curlyheaded.

  3. having a rippled or undulating appearance, as cut and finished wood:

    curly maple.



curly

/ ˈkɜːlɪ /

adjective

  1. tending to curl; curling
  2. having curls
  3. (of timber) having irregular curves or waves in the grain
  4. difficult to counter or answer

    a curly question

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcurliness, noun
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Other Words From

  • curli·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of curly1

First recorded in 1720–30; curl + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Ionic heat can be too intense for some hair types, but it’s great for thick or curly hair.

Field is thin, with a Young Einstein–like whoosh of curly brown hair piled on his head, and, on the day I meet him, is wearing round, tortoiseshell glasses.

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Long before she was assuring Andy Cohen she had in fact never heard of a certain Bronx born Oscar-nominee, she was correcting her teachers about the origin of her curly hair and tanned skin.

For example, it recently launched the brand Pattern, a product for curly and textured hair.

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Unbraided, curly hair with standard electrodes could register 615 kilo-Ohms!

But there was also curly-haired Queen guitarist Brian May and playwright Tom Stoppard.

Suddenly, a  tall, curly haired white man appeared and thrust himself in the middle of the opposing forces.

In person, Gondry is more Joel than Doc Brown—a fragile, soft-spoken man with a mop of curly brown hair.

Apparently Game of Thrones directors are too—and they've made sure his curly brown 'do won't be going anywhere.

One prisoner is a young curly-haired woman who is accused of killing her three-year-old child.

I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.

She was a laughing, curly-haired girl with dancing black eyes and an altogether roguish look.

Those two, Harry and Mary, are exactly alike, except for Harry's curly mane of lion-coloured wig.

Nicholas Rubinstein was short and stoutly built; fair-complexioned, with curly hair.

As the mother kissed her curly-haired little girl good-by, her heart seemed bursting with sorrow.

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