curvier; curviest
Definition of curvy
: 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 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
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The first known use of curvy was in 1623
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