curly (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *curly*:
ADJECTIVE	all	curly	(of hair) having curls or waves

curly > pronunciation
Sounds	ker'liy
Rhymes	ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...

English > *curly*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	(of hair) having curls or waves.
Example	"they envied her naturally curly hair"
Attribute of	curliness, waviness	(of hair) a tendency to curl
Narrower	crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy	(of hair) in small tight curls
	curled, curling	Of hair having curls
	permed	Styled with permanent waves
	ringleted	(of hair) shaped into ringlets
	wavy	(of hair) having waves
Opposite	straight	(of hair) having no waves or curls
Spanish	chino, crespo, rizada, rizado
Catalan	arrissat
Nouns	curl	a strand or cluster of hair
Nouns	curliness	(of hair) a tendency to curl

HyperDic: curly