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curly [ˈkɜːlɪ] adj curlier, curliest
1. tending to curl; curling 2. having curls 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (of timber) having irregular curves or waves in the grain 4. Austral and NZ difficult to counter or answer a curly question curliness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
curly Translations curly [ˈkɜːlɪ] ADJ (curlier (compar) (curliest (superl))) [hair, eyelashes, lettuce] → rizado; [writing] → de trazo ondulado, lleno de florituras curly [ˈkɜːrli] adj [hair] → bouclé(e); (tightly curled) → frisé(e) curly-haired [ˌkɜːrliˈhɛərd] adj → aux cheveux bouclés; (with tight curls) → aux cheveux frisés curly lettuce n → laitue f frisée curly adj (+er) hair → lockig; (tighter) → kraus; tail → geringelt; lettuce → kraus; leaf → gewellt; pattern, writing → verschnörkelt; she was much curlier → ihr Haar war viel lockiger n (inf, = person) → Krauskopf m curly: curly bracket n → geschweifte Klammer f curly-haired adj → lockig, lockenköpfig; (tighter) → krausköpfig curly-head n (inf) → Lockenkopf m; (tighter) → Krauskopf m curly-headed adj = curly-haired curly [ˈkɜːlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → riccio/a, ricciuto/a; (eyelashes) → ricurvo/a curly [ˈkɜːlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → riccio/a, ricciuto/a; (eyelashes) → ricurvo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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