Wavy Meaning
/ˈweɪvi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjRising or swelling in waves.
adjFull of waves.
Sentence Examples
He has wavy brown hair and dark eyes.
Tom has wavy hair.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The road through the countryside was ____, with many curves and dips.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She has beautiful ____ hair that falls over her shoulders in a very natural and elegant way today.
Word Origin & History
From wave + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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, The Eyes of Max Carrados:
"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 Plan ..., page 708:
"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:
"On the fesse are two bars wavy azure for waterways."
— 1957 February 26, “B.T.C. Armorial Bearings”, in Railway Magazine, page 81:
"Wavy like Beyoncé on a surfboard"
— 2016, “Wavy”, Tyrone Griffin, Jr., Joseph Allen, Dijon McFarlane (music), performed by Ty Dolla Sign:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The road through the countryside was ____, with many curves and dips.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She has beautiful ____ hair that falls over her shoulders in a very natural and elegant way today.