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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

This process converts the plane into a curvy surface in four-dimensional space. —Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024

Meanwhile, Clarke’s team employed origami techniques for the design to work with the i5’s curvy body and limited themselves to surfaces that were not too complex in shape. —Nargess Banks, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

Some denim pockets were unmistakable like the radical chaos of the Antik emblem and Baby Phat’s curvy cat logo, which recently made a comeback on the rear of Ice Spice’s skirt at this year’s Grammy Awards. —Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024

Some guards echo building architecture; see the curvy ones at 520 West 28th Street in Chelsea, for example. —Jane Margolies, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024

These are all the design elements Afriyie says can make a swimsuit ultra-flattering on a curvy frame. —Bianca Lambert, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above