Word
curvy
US/ˈkɝvi/
UK/kˈɜːvi/
Definition
adj. having a shape with smooth, rounded lines rather than straight ones. You often use this to describe a person's body or a winding road.
adj. characterised by smooth, rounded bends or a shapely silhouette. Often used as a polite or positive descriptor for a person with a full figure.
Examples
“The car drove slowly along the curvy mountain road.”
“She bought a dress designed specifically to flatter a curvy figure.”
“The architect rejected the harsh angles of modernism in favour of a curvy, organic structure that mimicked the rolling hills of the surrounding landscape.”
Examples
simple
“The car drove slowly along the curvy mountain road.”
contextual
“She bought a dress designed specifically to flatter a curvy figure.”
complex
“The architect rejected the harsh angles of modernism in favour of a curvy, organic structure that mimicked the rolling hills of the surrounding landscape.”
Usage
Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'is' or 'looks', or attributively before a noun.
Word family
NOUN
ADJECTIVE
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B1 PreliminaryIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.4.0–5.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 3.0–3.544–71TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.550–784
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- B1 · Intermediate
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