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wavy

1

[ wey-vee ]

adjective

, wav·i·er, wav·i·est.
  1. curving alternately in opposite directions; undulating:

    a wavy course;

    wavy hair.

  2. abounding in or characterized by waves:

    the wavy sea.

  3. resembling or suggesting waves:

    a cotton material with a wavy pattern.

  4. vibrating or tremulous; wavering; unsteady.


wavy

2

[ wey-vee ]

noun

, plural wa·vies.

wavy

/ ˈweɪvɪ /

adjective

  1. abounding in or full of waves
  2. moving or proceeding in waves or undulations
  3. (of hair) set in or having waves and curls
  4. unstable or wavering


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Derived Forms

  • ˈwavily, adverb
  • ˈwaviness, noun

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Other Words From

  • wavi·ly adverb
  • wavi·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wavy1

First recorded in 1555–65; wave + -y 1

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Example Sentences

With her sweet smile, rosy cheeks, and wavy white-blond hair, she found money was easy to come by.

Boland is an immature kid with a lean, unsmiling face, ice-blue eyes, and wavy blond hair.

The crowd collectively grooved out in the wavy interpretive dance-esque style that Deadheads do.

Gone are the wavy curls, glistening with sweat and flopping a full second behind his every move.

Perched atop a mountain of wavy, pulled-back hair is a mangled ball of manliness, a holdover from the days of the samurai.

Many of the lines are wavy and irregular and there are no woodcut initials or ornaments of any kind.

The rippled waters between the four walls of the cave were like wavy paving tiles.

A gold fillet, set with another matchless diamond, confined her hair, which fell loosely in wavy tresses round her shoulders.

The other was fair, as fair as can be, with great, wavy masses of golden hair and eyes like pale sapphires.

He stopped rubbing his wavy hair, which stood up tumbled all over his head, giving him an absurdly boyish, helpless look.

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