# curvy

/ˈkɝvi/ (US) · /kˈɜːvi/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/curvy
Updated: 2026-05-08

## Definition

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.

For teachers: 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.

## Usage notes

- Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'is' or 'looks', or attributively before a noun.

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