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curly

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curl·y  (kûrl)
adj. curl·i·er, curl·i·est
1. Having curls.
2. Having the tendency to curl.
3. Having a wavy grain: curly maple wood.

curli·ly adv.
curli·ness n.

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
Adj.1.curly - (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair"
straight - (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"

curly
adjective wavy, waved, curled, curling, fuzzy, kinky, permed, corkscrew, crimped, frizzy She had curly dark hair and black eyes.
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] adjaux cheveux bouclés; (with tight curls)aux cheveux frisés
curly lettuce nlaitue f frisée

curly
adj (+er) hairlockig; (tighter) → kraus; tailgeringelt; lettucekraus; leafgewellt; pattern, writingverschnörkelt; she was much curlierihr Haar war viel lockiger
n (inf, = person) → Krauskopf m

curly:
curly bracket
curly-haired
adjlockig, lockenköpfig; (tighter) → krausköpfig
curly-head
n (inf)Lockenkopf m; (tighter) → Krauskopf m
curly-headed

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

curly معقوص kudrnatý krøllet lockig κατσαρός rizado kihara frisé kovrčav riccio 巻き毛の 곱슬머리의 krullend krøllet kręcony cacheado, encaracolado курчавый lockig หยักศก ที่เป็นลอน kıvırcık quăn 卷曲的


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"That's all right, Daylight," one Curly Parson interposed soothingly.
That was the last he saw of the man in the red sweater, and as Curly and he looked at receding Seattle from the deck of the Narwhal, it was the last he saw of the warm Southland.
Hard is the path from A to Z, And puzzling to a curly head, Yet leads to Books--Green, Blue, and Red.
 
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