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

All of those functions are wrapped in a curvy wood-grain outer layer and a swoopy plastic front display available in either white or black. —Michael Franco, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024

No heavy machinery was needed for this careful construction, and the design mimics African homesteads, where mud is used to carve out curvy walls. —Kate Lewis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024

The thin, curvy gooseneck spouts are designed to control the flow of hot water when brewing coffee. —Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2024

Then, there were Loewe’s T-strap Mary Janes, which came in the form of towering curvy heeled pumps with sleek silver buckles and a thin slingback. —Laura Jackson, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above