curly

adjectivenouncommon in dialogue

United States//ˈkɝli//
Australia//ˈkɜːli//
New Zealand//ˈkøːli//
Scotland//kʌrle//
//keːli//

Having curls.

adjective

1
Having curls.
2
Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
3
Complicated and difficult; knotty.
Often, the job will throw you a curly problem that will cause the unprepared to fail, so it is best to prepare an investigative plan before starting work.

Etymology

Etymology tree English curl Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English curly From curl + -y.

noun

1
a person or animal with curly hair.

Forms

plural: curlies
comparative: curlier
superlative: curliest

curl · A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.Curl · A surname.curls · Specifically, a body of curly hair on someone's head.

curly · Having curls.

Curly · A nickname for a person with curly hair.currency · Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.current · The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.

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