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curly

Pronunciation: /ˈkɜːli/

The English word “curly” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

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

noun

  1. a person or animal with curly hair.

Etymology

From curl + -y.

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