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wavy

/ˈweɪvi/

wavy adjective: rising or swelling in waves. Also the alternative form of wavey.

wavy: rising or swelling in waves
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Adjective

wavy (comparative wavier, superlative waviest)

  1. Rising or swelling in waves.
    • wavy seas
  2. Full of waves.
    • wavy swimming pool
  3. Moving to and fro; undulating.
    • wavy bridge
    Synonyms:
    wiggly
  4. Having wave-like shapes on its border or surface; waved.
    • wavy hair
    • One of the half-pay men brought me a nasty wavy dagger that had been picked up in the road. 'One of your Indian curiosities, I suppose, Dr Tulloch?' he remarked.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
  5. Moving up and down relative to the surface; undulate.
  6. Undé, in a wavy line; applied to ordinaries, or division lines, especially to symbolize a river.
    • Per pale erm. and az. a fess wavy gu.1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland: Forming an Extensive Ordinary of British Armorials; Upon an Entirely New...
    • Parted per fess wavy gu. and arg.; over all a lion passant sa. pierced with a dagger ppr., hafted and pommelled of the second, the haft appearing between the shoulders and the point under the belly, tending towards the hind legs[…]1893, James Balfour Paul, An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, page 105
  7. (slang) Drunk.
  8. (slang, African-American Vernacular) Cool and fashionable.
    • Wavy like Beyoncé on a surfboard2016, “Wavy”, Tyrone Griffin, Jr., Joseph Allen, Dijon McFarlane (music), performed by Ty Dolla Sign

Also used as

wavy is also the alternative form of wavey.

wavy meaning in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali

wavy in Hindi

लहरदार

wavy in Marathi

लहरदार

wavy in Nepali

लहरदार

Examples of wavy in a sentence

  • He was about six feet tall, barrelchested with big hands and coal black wavy hair.
  • The Shih Tzu (pronounced Sheed-zoo) has a long, dense, wavy coat that completely hides its legs.
  • "Though her crow hair is lovely and wavy, she loathes it and craves yellow locks.

All 20 example sentences with wavy

Synonyms of wavy

Forms of wavy

Adjective
comparativewavier
superlativewaviest
alternative uncommonwavey
Noun
pluralwavies

Origin of wavy

From wave + -y.

See wavey.

Words formed from wavy

Phrases with wavy

Words that rhyme with wavy

Questions about wavy

What does wavy mean?
Wavy means rising or swelling in waves.
What is wavy in Hindi?
Wavy in Hindi is लहरदार. See Wavy meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is wavy?
Wavy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce wavy?
Wavy is pronounced /ˈweɪvi/.

Words near wavy in the dictionary

  1. Wavoids
  2. Wavra
  3. Wavras
  4. Wavrin
  5. WAVs
  6. wavy
  7. wavy-leaved eremophila
  8. wavy-leaved eremophilas
  9. wavyish
  10. wavyleaf
  11. waw

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wavy (page history and authors); wavy (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wavy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wavy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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