Curly vs. Curvy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Curly and Curvy
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Curly
Curly or Curley is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name.
Curvy
A line that deviates from straightness in a smooth, continuous fashion.
Curly
Having curls.
Curvy
A surface that deviates from planarity in a smooth, continuous fashion.
Curly
Having the tendency to curl.
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Curvy
Something characterized by such a line or surface, especially a rounded line or contour of the human body.
Curly
Having a wavy grain
Curly maple wood.
Curvy
A relatively smooth bend in a road or other course.
Curly
Having curls.
Curvy
A line representing data on a graph.
Curly
(typography) Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
Curvy
A trend derived from or as if from such a graph
"Once again, the politicians are behind the curve" (Ted Kennedy).
Curly
Complicated and difficult; knotty.
Curvy
A graphic representation showing the relative performance of individuals as measured against each other, used especially as a method of grading students in which the assignment of grades is based on predetermined proportions of students.
Curly
A person or animal with curly hair.
Curvy
The graph of a function on a coordinate plane.
Curly
Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.
Curvy
The intersection of two surfaces in three dimensions.
Curly
(of hair) having curls or waves;
They envied her naturally curly hair
Curvy
The graph of the solutions to any equation of two variables.
Curvy
(Baseball) A curve ball.
Curvy
(Slang) Something that is unexpected or designed to trick or deceive.
Curvy
To move in or take the shape of a curve
The path curves around the lake.
Curvy
To cause to curve.
Curvy
(Baseball) To pitch (a ball) with a curve.
Curvy
To grade (students, for example) on a curve.
Curvy
Having curves.
Curvy
Or curvaceous.
Curvy
Having curves;
A settee with only one curvy end
Curvy
(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves;
Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
A curvy young woman in a tight dress
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