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curly Definition

curly (kʉr)

adjective curlier curl′i·er, curliest curl′i·est

  1. curling or tending to curl
  2. having curls
  3. having an undulating grain, as certain woods do

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curly Synonyms

curly

modif.

  1. Rolled

    curled, kinky, wavy, waving, convoluted, coiled, crinkling, crinkly, frizzy, frizzly, spiraling, looping, looped, winding, wound, whorled, undulating; see also rolled 1.

  2. Naturally or artificially curled; said of hair

    kinky, wavy, frizzy, frizzly, given a permanent wave, naturally curly, waved, crimped, crisp, nappy*.

curly Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: Some 23 per cent of children still believe the old myth that crusts make hair curly.

Modifies a noun

  • brace: Use three curly braces wrapped around the text to define a block quote.
  • kale: One of the best sources of these minerals in the diet is curly kale.
  • bracket: The curly brackets indicate part of the name of the routine.
  • wig: For a laugh, I did buy a red, curly wig which Andy remembers being orange.
  • arrow: The curly arrow in the equation shows the movement of a pair of electrons.
  • fry: Anna 1st year English Campus is a good place to eat The Ram - is probably one of the best with the curly fries!

Modifying Another Word

  • naturally: Damp weather can cause havoc with naturally curly or wavy hair.
  • slightly: ANGELA is short, has medium length slightly curly red hair.
  • not: Bullock tails were used to make the man and tail, horse hair being considered not curly enough for the purpose.
  • long: The head and body are well covered in long curly, white wool.
  • really: My poor youngest sister had really curly hair ( apparently the twist in the hair means the lice get a better grip?

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