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CURVY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
Example:
a curvy young woman in a tight dress
Synonyms:
bosomy; busty; buxom; curvaceous; curvy; full-bosomed; sonsie; sonsy; stacked; voluptuous; well-endowed
Classified under:
Similar:
shapely (having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having curves
Example:
a settee with only one curvy end
Synonyms:
curvey; curvy
Classified under:
Similar:
curved; curving (having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend)
Derivation:
curve (curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.))
curve (the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface)
