curlier; curliest
1
: tending to curl
2
: having the grain composed of fibers that undulate without crossing and that often form alternating light and dark lines
curly maple
curliness
noun
Examples of curly in a Sentence
She has curly hair and blue eyes.
The dog's tail is curly.
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Ashley's hair is much curlier and much darker, but Mary-Kate's is a little bit more coarse.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
If the hair taken from the donor area is curly, the same curly structure continues in the recipient area.
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The two most common parsley varieties are flat leaf or Italian, growing up to three feet tall, and curly leaf, which reaches about one foot in height.
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That said, a few best practices for styling curly hair are helpful across the board.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
If the hair taken from the donor area is curly, the same curly structure continues in the recipient area.
—Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The two most common parsley varieties are flat leaf or Italian, growing up to three feet tall, and curly leaf, which reaches about one foot in height.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
That said, a few best practices for styling curly hair are helpful across the board.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for curly
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“Curly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curly. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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curly
adjective
curlier; curliest
: tending to curl
also
: having curls
curly hair
curliness
noun
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