Definition

1. 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

1. having curves
   • a settee with only one curvy end