curly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːli/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li
Adjective[edit]
curly (comparative curlier, superlative curliest)
- Having curls.
- (typography) Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
- (Australia) Complicated and difficult; knotty.
- 2005, Chris Cooper, Behind the Private Eye: The Private Investigator's Secrets, →ISBN, page 176:
- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
having curls
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(typography) curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
Noun[edit]
curly (plural curlies)
- a person or animal with curly hair.
Translations[edit]
a person or animal with curly hair
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See also[edit]
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