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

Examples of curvy in a Sentence

a curvy brunette with lots of male admirers a perilously curvy stretch of a corniche along the Riviera
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The voluptuous, extra curvy, plush golden me with a speckle of grey. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025 Prestwick Drive is a curvy residential street that also serves as a shortcut from Torrey Pines Road to La Jolla Shores Drive. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025 That might explain one set that’s further afield — an $8.33 million mansion on a peninsula on Oyster Bay with a pool, tennis court, waterfront views, and a curvy driveway — an ideal weekend retreat for Charlton, now armed with C-suite money. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Aug. 2025 One curvy festival-goer gave them a five-star rating for their comfort, breathability, and style. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curvy

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of curvy was in 1623

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“Curvy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curvy. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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