curly

Meaning

Adj

1. Having curls.
2. Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
3. Complicated and difficult; knotty.

Noun

a person or animal with curly hair.

Synonyms

wavy

frizzy

curled

crisp

curved

crimpy

undulating

fuzzy

kinky

crooked

crispy

curling

tangled

crinkly

twisted

undulant

of a curled form

curl

frizz

frizzly

knotted

notched

penurious

ringlet

rolled up

serrated

tied up

undulated

woolly

curly-headed

climbing

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɝli/

Etymology

From curl + -y.