curly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 5
/ˈkɜːli/
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/ˈkɜːli/ · /ˈkɝli/ · /ˈkøːli/ · /kʌrle/ · /keːli/ · /kɛːli/
Definition of curly
7 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Having curls.
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adj
- Having curls.
- Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
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(Australia)Complicated and difficult; knotty.
“Often, the job will throw you a curly problem that will cause the unprepared to fail, so it is best to prepare an investigative plan before starting work.”
noun
- a person or animal with curly hair.
name
- A nickname for a person with curly hair.
- (humorous)A nickname for a bald person.
- A male given name.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From curl + -y.
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