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curlier

curlier is the comparative form of curly.

Meaning of curly

Adjective

curly (comparative curlier, superlative curliest)

  1. Having curls.
  2. Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
  3. (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.2005, Chris Cooper, Behind the Private Eye: The Private Investigator's Secrets, →ISBN, page 176

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Questions about curlier

What is curlier the comparative form of?
Curlier is the comparative form of curly.

Words near curlier in the dictionary

  1. curlicue fractal
  2. curlicue fractals
  3. curlicued
  4. curlicues
  5. curlicuing
  6. curlier
  7. curlies
  8. curliest
  9. curlike
  10. curlily
  11. curlimacue

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