curvyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkəːvi/, U.S.

/ˈkərvi/

Forms: 1600s curuey, 1700s– curvy, 1900s– curvey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: curve n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < curve n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier curved adj., curving adj.

rare before 19th cent.

1. Having a curve or curves; full of curves, curved; marked with or characterized by curves.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves

tortivous14..

anfractuous?a1425

tortuous1426

tortuea1500

snakish1532

winding1538

wormy1545

boughty1570

wriggled1572

sinuous1578

serpent-likea1586

crankled1594

serpent1597

snaky1600

flexuous1605

snaking1605

cringle-crangle1606

voluminous1611

serpenting?1614

serpentine1615

curvy1623

serpentizing1628

worming1631

lacinious1648

anguineous1656

anguine1657

anfractuose1680

twisting1683

vermicular1712

worm-like1721

flexuose1727

meandering1748

crinkum-crankum1766

serpentiform1777

serpentining1799

anguiform1800

ophite1828

tortuose1829

cranky1836

sinuose1836

serpentile1857

twisty1857

sinuated1859

vermiculatea1864

twinyc1868

tortive1880

crinkle-crankle1881

serpentinous1882

quirky1890

twistical1890

waggly1894

wriggly1901

squiggly1902

wiggly1903

contortionate1911

wig-waggy1914

curvaceous1965

1623 G. de Malynes Center of Circle of Commerce iii. 53 Consider wee now this Center (Gaine) in euery particular vpon the premises, drawing from the Circumference all direct lines into it, and excluding all obliquie, curuey, and Helicall lines, and we shall find, that Nothing doth force Trade but Gaine.

1764 J. Woodhouse Poems 89 Below, a bridge across its current bends, Whose curvy head a steady passage lends.

1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 125 The fish..plied Their long curvy tails, and swift darted aside.

1853 Daily Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 17 May The Central O. R. R. [= Ohio Rail Road] from Newark to Zanesville is on the line of the Licking river—is considerable ‘curvy’, but exceedingly smooth.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 23 Oct. 3/2 The collar and the quaint curvy applications on the skirt should be of guipure lace.

1981 Times 7 Mar. 9/1 Volkswagen is displaying a new Scirocco. It is a little curvier than the old one.

2007 Torque Apr. 20/2 For enthusiastic driving round curvy country roads, I find it best to switch over to full manual control.

2. spec. originally U.S. colloquial. Of a woman's figure: characterized by a rounded bust and hips; shapely, curvaceous (in later use sometimes spec. with reference to a fuller figure). Of a woman: having such a figure. Also, of (the fit of) clothing: designed to enhance the curves of a woman's figure.

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1904 Puck (N.Y.) 15 June Miss Tottie Van Tootles is curvy and chic.

1908 Van Wert (Ohio) Daily Bull. 10 Jan. She was tall, good looking, possessed of a divinely curvy figure.

1942 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 27 Aug. 21/1 Shorts, long socks, sweaters and jackets are a take from the prep-school boys except for the jackets, which are shorter and ‘curvy’.

1958 O. Hammerstein I enjoy being Girl (sheet music) 2 I am proud that my silhouette is curvy—that I walk with a sweet and girlish gait.

1975 J. Herbert Fog x. 115 Her figure, although not stunning, was firm yet supple, curvy, but certainly not fat.

1990 Littlewoods Catal. Spring–Summer 22 (caption) Day-to-night jersey wrap top—shaped to cling, swathed round the body for a curvy fit.

2000 Ralph 7 July 153/2 In this offbeat cop thriller, three young hipsters and a curvy babe kidnap a rich computer whiz.

2007 Financial Times 12 Oct. (How to spend it Mag.) 59/3 Looking sexy does not preclude being powerful and efficient, and the curvy skirt suit is a far better weapon here than the ubiquitous, anonymous trouser suit.

Compounds

Parasynthetic, as curvy-brimmed adj., etc.

ΚΠ

1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xii. 204 Men in curvy-brimmed top hats.

1968 F. Leiber Swords of Lankhmar iii. 33 A golden band..bound to his forehead the browned-iron five-pointed curvy-edged starfish emblem of Lankhmar.

2000 N.Y. Times 6 July g1/1 I wondered if they had noticed something about the curvy-legged piece [of furniture] that I had overlooked.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	curvy
释义	curvyadj. Brit. /ˈkəːvi/, U.S. /ˈkərvi/ Forms: 1600s curuey, 1700s– curvy, 1900s– curvey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: curve n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < curve n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier curved adj., curving adj. rare before 19th cent. 1. Having a curve or curves; full of curves, curved; marked with or characterized by curves. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves tortivous14.. anfractuous?a1425 tortuous1426 tortuea1500 snakish1532 winding1538 wormy1545 boughty1570 wriggled1572 sinuous1578 serpent-likea1586 crankled1594 serpent1597 snaky1600 flexuous1605 snaking1605 cringle-crangle1606 voluminous1611 serpenting?1614 serpentine1615 curvy1623 serpentizing1628 worming1631 lacinious1648 anguineous1656 anguine1657 anfractuose1680 twisting1683 vermicular1712 worm-like1721 flexuose1727 meandering1748 crinkum-crankum1766 serpentiform1777 serpentining1799 anguiform1800 ophite1828 tortuose1829 cranky1836 sinuose1836 serpentile1857 twisty1857 sinuated1859 vermiculatea1864 twinyc1868 tortive1880 crinkle-crankle1881 serpentinous1882 quirky1890 twistical1890 waggly1894 wriggly1901 squiggly1902 wiggly1903 contortionate1911 wig-waggy1914 curvaceous1965 1623 G. de Malynes Center of Circle of Commerce iii. 53 Consider wee now this Center (Gaine) in euery particular vpon the premises, drawing from the Circumference all direct lines into it, and excluding all obliquie, curuey, and Helicall lines, and we shall find, that Nothing doth force Trade but Gaine. 1764 J. Woodhouse Poems 89 Below, a bridge across its current bends, Whose curvy head a steady passage lends. 1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 125 The fish..plied Their long curvy tails, and swift darted aside. 1853 Daily Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 17 May The Central O. R. R. [= Ohio Rail Road] from Newark to Zanesville is on the line of the Licking river—is considerable ‘curvy’, but exceedingly smooth. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 23 Oct. 3/2 The collar and the quaint curvy applications on the skirt should be of guipure lace. 1981 Times 7 Mar. 9/1 Volkswagen is displaying a new Scirocco. It is a little curvier than the old one. 2007 Torque Apr. 20/2 For enthusiastic driving round curvy country roads, I find it best to switch over to full manual control. 2. spec. originally U.S. colloquial. Of a woman's figure: characterized by a rounded bust and hips; shapely, curvaceous (in later use sometimes spec. with reference to a fuller figure). Of a woman: having such a figure. Also, of (the fit of) clothing: designed to enhance the curves of a woman's figure. ΚΠ 1904 Puck (N.Y.) 15 June Miss Tottie Van Tootles is curvy and chic. 1908 Van Wert (Ohio) Daily Bull. 10 Jan. She was tall, good looking, possessed of a divinely curvy figure. 1942 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 27 Aug. 21/1 Shorts, long socks, sweaters and jackets are a take from the prep-school boys except for the jackets, which are shorter and ‘curvy’. 1958 O. Hammerstein I enjoy being Girl (sheet music) 2 I am proud that my silhouette is curvy—that I walk with a sweet and girlish gait. 1975 J. Herbert Fog x. 115 Her figure, although not stunning, was firm yet supple, curvy, but certainly not fat. 1990 Littlewoods Catal. Spring–Summer 22 (caption) Day-to-night jersey wrap top—shaped to cling, swathed round the body for a curvy fit. 2000 Ralph 7 July 153/2 In this offbeat cop thriller, three young hipsters and a curvy babe kidnap a rich computer whiz. 2007 Financial Times 12 Oct. (How to spend it Mag.) 59/3 Looking sexy does not preclude being powerful and efficient, and the curvy skirt suit is a far better weapon here than the ubiquitous, anonymous trouser suit. Compounds Parasynthetic, as curvy-brimmed adj., etc. ΚΠ 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xii. 204 Men in curvy-brimmed top hats. 1968 F. Leiber Swords of Lankhmar iii. 33 A golden band..bound to his forehead the browned-iron five-pointed curvy-edged starfish emblem of Lankhmar. 2000 N.Y. Times 6 July g1/1 I wondered if they had noticed something about the curvy-legged piece [of furniture] that I had overlooked. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1623
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