curvy

adjective

ˈkər-vē 

curvier; curviest

: having curves

curvy brush strokes

The letters were curvy and old-fashioned.

—Mary Pope Osborne

The curvy ribbon of asphalt known as the Amalfi Drive south of Naples offers the ultimate driving experience for enthusiasts.

—Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Fender has been credited with design and manufacturing innovations that revolutionized the world of electric guitars and basses. The Stratocaster body introduced a curvy ergonomic design for ease of playing and incorporated tonal advances suggested by musicians.

—Ronald D. White

often : having an attractively curved feminine figure : curvaceous sense 1

At the end of the 19th century, American womanhood longed to be curvy, pink and zaftig.

—Liesl Schillinger

Smart, dynamic, gorgeous and alarmingly curvy, with talent to burn …

—James Kaplan

The fabric accommodates the sharp-edged tailoring of a man's suit from the fifties, but the jacket is actually fitted to the curvy figure of a woman.

—Mary Tannen

Synonyms

• curvaceous
• curvacious
• pneumatic
• shapely

Examples of curvy in a Sentence

a curvy brunette with lots of male admirers

a perilously curvy stretch of a corniche along the Riviera

Recent Examples on the Web

Bonaparte’s iconic silhouette became the symbol of the brand, and in 1951 the house introduced a distinctive curvy bottle named after his wife Joséphine. —Joelle Diderich, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024

Wedges and pumps alike got curvy makeovers for spring at the likes of Tory Burch, where block heels bulged into bows, and Dries Van Noten, where vamps draped over curved, crystalline wedges. —Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024

Bee Cave Road: The curvy route from Austin through the hills to the town of Bee Cave, formerly known as Bee Caves, causes some concern. —Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024

Similarly, there are more complicated, curvy surfaces that, when sliced up, yield infinitely many elliptic curves. —Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above