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curvaceous

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cur⋅va⋅ceous

[kur-vey-shuhs]
–adjective Informal.
(of a woman) having a well-shaped figure with voluptuous curves.
Also, cur⋅va⋅cious.


Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; curve + -aceous


cur⋅va⋅ceous⋅ly, cur⋅va⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
cur⋅va⋅ceous⋅ness, cur⋅va⋅cious⋅ness, noun
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cur·va·ceous   (kûr-vā'shəs)   
adj.  Having the curves of a full or voluptuous figure.
cur·va'ceous·ly adv., cur·va'ceous·ness n.
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