curly

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.

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curli·ly adv.

curli·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

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"

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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

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curly [ˈkɜː^rli] adj [hair] → bouclé(e); (tightly curled) → frisé(e)
curly-haired [ˌkɜː^rliˈhɛə^rd] adj → aux cheveux bouclés; (with tight curls) → aux cheveux frisés
curly lettuce n → laitue f frisée

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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

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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

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curly [ˈkɜːlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → riccio/a, ricciuto/a; (eyelashes) → ricurvo/a

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curly [ˈkɜːlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → riccio/a, ricciuto/a; (eyelashes) → ricurvo/a

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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