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wavy

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wav·y  (wv)
adj. wav·i·er, wav·i·est
1. Abounding or rising in waves: a wavy sea.
2. Marked by or moving in a wavelike form or motion; sinuous.
3. Having curls, curves, or undulations: wavy hair.
4. Characteristic or suggestive of waves.
5. Wavering; unstable.
wavi·ly adv.
wavi·ness n.
wavy
Adjective
[wavier, waviest] having curves: wavy hair, a wavy line
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.wavy - (of hair) having waves; "she had long wavy hair"
curly - (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair"
2.wavywavy - uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavelike
uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"
Translations

wavy [ˈweɪvɪ] adj → ondulado
wavy [ˈweɪvɪ] adj [hair, surface] → ondulé(e); [line] → onduleux/euse
wavy [ˈweɪvɪ] wave adj [line] → wellenförmig; [hair] → wellig
wavy [ˈweɪvɪ] adj → ondulato/a; ondeggiante


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She laughed softly, and took off her hat, straightening the wavy brown hair, which had escaped bounds a little, in front of the mirror.
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The young girl, whilst the prisoner was mounting the staircase, appeared at the narrow door of her chamber, which opened on that very flight of steps; and, holding the lamp in her right hand, she at the same time lit up her pretty blooming face, surrounded by a profusion of rich wavy golden locks, whilst with her left she held her white night-dress closely over her breast, having been roused from her first slumber by the unexpected arrival of Van Baerle.
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I ran up and drove at his head with my spade, struck him fairly across the neck, and in a minute he was all about my feet in wavy loops.
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