curvy

English

Alternative forms

• curvey (rare)

Etymology

From curve +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɚ.vi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː.vi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

curvy (comparative curvier, superlative curviest)

1. Having curves.
   • 2015, dehyun sohn, Hee-Jung Jang, Timothy Jung, Go Slow and Curvy: Understanding the Philosophy of the Cittaslow slowcity Phenomenon, Springer, →ISBN, page 5:

     A city is entangled in straight lines, while nature is curvy. Fast is straight, but slow is curvy and patient.

2. Buxom or curvaceous.

   I love this woman and her curvy body.

   • 2013, Ava Catori, The Big, Not-So-Small, Curvy Girls Dating Agency, Ava Catori Books:

     He tried to shift his focus back to Jessica and their wedding, but the soft, curvy blonde he'd met recently was stealing more and more of his attention.

3. (euphemistic, of women) Overweight.
   • 2016, Carmen Reeves, Yoga: For Curvy Girls Guide - Easy Beginner's Poses for Women with Curves:

     (see title)

Synonyms

• (having curves): curved, sinuous, tortuous, wavy
• (buxom): Rubenesque, zaftig; see also Thesaurus:voluptuous

Derived terms

• curvily
• curviness

Translations

having curves

Finnish: mutkainen (fi), mutkitteleva (fi) Indonesian: melengkung (id) Plautdietsch: schweifich Russian: изо́гнутый (ru) (izógnutyj), криво́й (ru) (krivój), изви́листый (ru) (izvílistyj) Swedish: kurvig (sv) Turkish: kıvrımlı (tr)

buxom — see buxom

curvaceous — see curvaceous

Spanish

Adjective

curvy (invariable)

1. curvy