as in curled
forming or styled into loops the boy's naturally curly locks

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Recent Examples of curly In the video, Seela’s curly brown hair was growing back where it had been shaved for surgery. Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025 With a physical brand of humor later embraced by the likes of Robin Williams, Gallagher, Carrot Top and Sam Kinison, the curly haired Schultz would compile a list of admirers that included David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Billy Crystal, Brett Butler and John Stewart. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025 Even the fun of seeing giant old-timey robots, who appear to have been designed by a metalworker in Portland, Oregon, with a curly mustache, on a rampage wears off quickly. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025 Clowns with curly or flippered feet talk in giggly buggy voices and involve the audience in their hijinks. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curly

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“Curly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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