curvy

adjective

ˈkər-vē 

curvier; curviest

: having curves

curvy brush strokes

The letters were curvy and old-fashioned.

—Mary Pope Osborne

The curvy ribbon of asphalt known as the Amalfi Drive south of Naples offers the ultimate driving experience for enthusiasts.

—Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Fender has been credited with design and manufacturing innovations that revolutionized the world of electric guitars and basses. The Stratocaster body introduced a curvy ergonomic design for ease of playing and incorporated tonal advances suggested by musicians.

—Ronald D. White

often : having an attractively curved feminine figure : curvaceous sense 1

At the end of the 19th century, American womanhood longed to be curvy, pink and zaftig.

—Liesl Schillinger

Smart, dynamic, gorgeous and alarmingly curvy, with talent to burn …

—James Kaplan

The fabric accommodates the sharp-edged tailoring of a man's suit from the fifties, but the jacket is actually fitted to the curvy figure of a woman.

—Mary Tannen

Synonyms

• curvaceous
• curvacious
• pneumatic
• shapely

Examples of curvy in a Sentence

a curvy brunette with lots of male admirers

a perilously curvy stretch of a corniche along the Riviera

Recent Examples on the Web

The curvy fixtures, called Tilde, Dune and Prim, are available in 28 colors — including Storm (blue) and Brick (terra cotta). —Yelena Moroz Alpert, New York Times, 9 May 2024

Many fashion companies have expanded their size offerings beyond a 14, and some regularly feature curvy models in their ad campaigns. —Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024

Lay a piece of cordage along a curvy road, river, or trail. —Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024

Now the manufacture is bringing back this curvy model in a series of five iterations, two of which are monopusher chronographs. —Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024

There are a million new boxes to check, a million ways to be real, a million ways to not be beautiful enough or not have enough followers or be not curvy enough or not skinny enough, so a million ways to fail and a million ways to succeed. —Nicolaia Rips, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024

The potential replacement pier would maintain the long, linear experience of the current landmark but add two curvy arms that extend the structure farther into the ocean. —Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024

There’s also Big Girl’s Drag Race, which is exclusively for curvy characters. —Marah Eakin, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024

When seeking the perfect fit for my curvy figure, my go-to choice is always Good American. —Larry Stansbury, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above