as in curly
having the curving shape of a wave or of many waves
She has wavy blond hair. wavy lines
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Recent Examples of wavy
What’s happening is the jet stream — that usually west-to-east river of air way above ground that moves weather systems along — has made a roller-coaster like dip from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast and is stuck on that wavy track.
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Seth Borenstein, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
Her brown hair was styled into a glamorous half-up, half-down look with wavy face-framing pieces.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
One is shy, good, and bright but because of the pigmentation of her green skin she’s considered other, an outsider, while the girl with the wavy blonde tresses that match her complexion is frivolous, selfish, yet to discover her inner glow.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Warmer air leads to warmer oceans that are slow to cool, and an ice-free Arctic sets up a wavy Jetstream over the Northern Hemisphere.
—Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 1 Jan. 2025
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Seth Borenstein, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
Her brown hair was styled into a glamorous half-up, half-down look with wavy face-framing pieces.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
One is shy, good, and bright but because of the pigmentation of her green skin she’s considered other, an outsider, while the girl with the wavy blonde tresses that match her complexion is frivolous, selfish, yet to discover her inner glow.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Warmer air leads to warmer oceans that are slow to cool, and an ice-free Arctic sets up a wavy Jetstream over the Northern Hemisphere.
—Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Wavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wavy. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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