curlier; curliest
1
: tending to curl
2
: having the grain composed of fibers that undulate without crossing and that often form alternating light and dark lines
curly maple
curliness
noun
Examples of curly in a Sentence
She has curly hair and blue eyes.
The dog's tail is curly.
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Andreeva’s curly blond hair was slicked back into a braid, and sweat dotted her teal outfit.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
The collection featured a bald Vance, Vance with long curly hair, Vance as a child with a lollipop and Vance's face slimmed down to look more angular, a meme treatment commonly referred to as 'Yassification,' where a person is edited to look more attractive, or feminine.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Her curly brown hair was cut close to her head like a helmet.
—Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Both the curly and straight hair FlexStyles include a concentrator, Auto-Wrap Curlers, and an Oval Brush head.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
The collection featured a bald Vance, Vance with long curly hair, Vance as a child with a lollipop and Vance's face slimmed down to look more angular, a meme treatment commonly referred to as 'Yassification,' where a person is edited to look more attractive, or feminine.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Her curly brown hair was cut close to her head like a helmet.
—Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Both the curly and straight hair FlexStyles include a concentrator, Auto-Wrap Curlers, and an Oval Brush head.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Curly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curly. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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curly
adjective
curlier; curliest
: tending to curl
also
: having curls
curly hair
curliness
noun
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