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curvy, a.|ˈkɜːvɪ|
[-y1.]
Having a curve or curves; full of curves, marked with curves. Comb., as curvy-brimmed adj.
1902Westm. Gaz. 23 Oct. 3/2 The collar and the quaint curvy applications on the skirt should be of guipure lace. 1965G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xii. 204 Men in curvy-brimmed top hats.
▸ colloq. (orig. U.S.). Of a woman's figure: characterized by a rounded bust and hips, usually with a narrower waist; shapely, curvaceous; (of a woman) voluptuous. Also, of (the fit of) clothing: designed to enhance the curves of a woman's figure.
1933N.Y. Times 10 Sept. 9 (advt.) You may look lush and curvy if you want to, or like a slim princess if it pleases you more. 1950F. B. Gilbreth & E. G. Carey Belles on their Toes iv. 31 Martha was red haired, freckled, and oblivious to the fact that within the last year she had grown tall, slender, and curvey—very curvey. 1958O. Hammerstein I enjoy being Girl (song) 2, I am proud that my silhouette is curvy—that I walk with a sweet and girlish gait. 1975J. Herbert Fog x. 115 Her figure, although not stunning, was firm yet supple, curvy, but certainly not fat. 1990Littlewoods Catal. Spring–Summer 22 (caption) Day-to-night jersey wrap top—shaped to cling, swathed round the body for a curvy fit. 2000Ralph 7 July 153/2 In this offbeat cop thriller, three young hipsters and a curvy babe kidnap a rich computer whiz. |