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Meanings of curly in English

Portuguese
encaracolado
Catalan
arrissat

(Of hair) having curls or waves.

Related terms
encaracolado
Antonyms
Examples for "straight"
Examples for "straight"
1
Nationally, new COVID-19 cases have risen every week for four straight weeks.
Reuters
2
Nationally, new COVID-19 cases have risen every week for five straight weeks.
Reuters
3
You will say, 'Thanks a ton.' Then you will come straight home.
The Pilo Family Circus
4
Tax-free funds saw a rise in assets for a second straight week.
Reuters
5
He's also seeking to lead Europe to a historic fourth straight win.
The Irish Times
Usage of curly in English
1
Trees are most curly at the base and in the outer wood.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
2
Rose looked in the mirror and smiled and tossed her curly head.
The Day of the Beast
3
According to him, it helped prevent the arrival of curly-haired little accidents-
Shadows in Bronze
4
His complexion is warm and fresh; his hair stiff and rather curly.
The New Book of Martyrs
5
I worship your lovely curly hair; I am consumed with ardent desire.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2
6
She laid her head on the curly head of the big dog.
Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans
7
He has curly hair that looks like the rays of the sun.
Savva and the Life of Man: Two plays by Leonid Andreyev
8
Dion seized the curly coat of the dog-picked up handfuls of dog.
In the Wilderness
9
Long curly hair the color of new pennies fell over her shoulder.
Demon: a memoir
10
The wonderful mat of curly hair must break the force some, too.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888
11
Endive is of the same nature as chicory, the leaves being curly.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
12
She has curly hair, black eyes and talks in a funny way.
Heidi / (Gift Edition)
13
Accented, etc., characters are indicated by symbols contained in curly brackets, e.g.
The Faerie Queene — Volume 01
14
They had never left Ipek and only knew the little curly river.
The Luck of Thirteen: Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro a...
15
They have very curly but not kinky hair, except in rare cases.
Negritos of Zambales
16
It would occur to you that it must have been naturally curly.
Tea-Table Talk
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Translations for curly
Catalan
arrissat
Curly through the time
Curly across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common