curvy

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curvy

  • /ˈkɚ.vi/ US
  • /ˈkɜː.vi/ UK

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Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥wós

Proto-Italic *korwos

Latin curvusder.

English curve

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English curvy

From curve + -y.

adjective curvier · curviest · curvey

  1. Having curves. A city is entangled in straight lines, while nature is curvy. Fast is straight, but slow is curvy and patient.
  2. Buxom or curvaceous. I love this woman and her curvy body.
  3. euphemistic Overweight. (see title)

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