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# curvy

«curvy» in Mova's school dictionary: **having many curves or bends, not straight** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (curvy, curvier, curviest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Curvy means having many curves or bends, not straight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvy/#m1)

2) (informal) A curvy woman has a rounded body shape with wide hips; it is a polite or admiring description. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvy/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and maths art lessons it describes lines, roads, letters and shapes that bend. In geometry «curved» is the normal school word; «curvy» is more casual. The body sense is adult and informal. Phrases: curvy road, curvy line.

### examples

- The curvy road went up the side of the mountain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvy/#x1)
- Draw a curvy line like a snake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvy/#x2)
- The letter S is curvier than the letter L. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvy/#x3)
- The car slowed down on the curvy path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvy/#x4)
- The river is curvy, with lots of bends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvy/#x5)
- The vase has a curvy shape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvy/#x6)
- The slide at the park is long and curvy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvy/#x7)

### note

Comparatives: curvier, curviest (y → i). In maths writing use «curved line», not «curvy line». Opposite: straight. Talking about people's bodies can be personal — be careful.

### In the corpora

- ["Curvy" usually means a woman is plump, with a rounded shape.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/10-weight-and-babies/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «curvy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.