curvey
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having curves; characterized by curves: Describes something that is not straight but instead has smooth, rounded bends or turns in its shape or outline.
- Full of curves; curvaceous: Often used to describe a shape, especially a human figure, that has attractive, rounded curves.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The artist preferred to draw curvey lines rather than sharp angles.
- The road through the mountains was long and curvey, making the drive slow.
- She has a naturally curvey figure.
Advanced Usage
- "Curvey" vs. "Curvy": "Curvey" is a less common spelling variant of the adjective "curvy." Both forms are acceptable and have the same meaning.
- The old map showed a curvey path along the riverbank. (Here, "curvy" would be equally correct.)
Variants and Related Words
- Curvy (adj): The more common spelling, meaning having curves.
- a curvy road
- Curve (n): A line or outline that gradually deviates from being straight.
- The car followed the curve of the track.
- Curvaceous (adj): (Especially of a woman's figure) Having an attractively curved shape.
- a curvaceous movie star
Synonyms
- Sinuous: Having many curves and turns.
- Winding: Having a twisting or spiral course.
- Rounded: Having a smooth, curved shape.
Antonyms
- Straight: Extending uniformly in one direction without a curve.
- Angular: Having sharp corners or angles.
Adjective
- having curves
- a settee with only one curvy end