wavy
1curving alternately in opposite directions; undulating: a wavy course;wavy hair.
abounding in or characterized by waves: the wavy sea.
resembling or suggesting waves: a cotton material with a wavy pattern.
vibrating or tremulous; wavering; unsteady.
Origin of wavy
1Other words from wavy
- wav·i·ly, adverb
- wav·i·ness, noun
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How to use wavy in a sentence
But what embroidered on the glistening snow-sheet this lovely chain that extends wavily from this tree to that stone wall?
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore Wood
British Dictionary definitions for wavy
/ (ˈweɪvɪ) /
abounding in or full of waves
moving or proceeding in waves or undulations
(of hair) set in or having waves and curls
unstable or wavering
Derived forms of wavy
- wavily, adverb
- waviness, noun
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