CURLY

curly

(adjective) (of hair) having curls or waves; “they envied her naturally curly hair”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

curly (comparative curlier, superlative curliest)

Having curls.

(typography) Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)

Complicated and difficult; knotty.

Noun

curly (plural curlies)

a person or animal with curly hair.

Proper noun

Curly

A nickname for a person with curly hair

(humorous) A nickname for a bald person

A male given name

Source: Wiktionary


Curl"y (krl"), a.

Definition: Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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