curly en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kʌrle/ (Scotland)
- /kɛːli/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
- /keːli/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
- /ˈkøːli/ (New-Zealand, Wales)
- /ˈkɝli/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɜːli/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English curl Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English curly From curl + -y.
Meanings
- Having curls.
- Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| curlier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| curliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
curlyhaired · noncurly · curly v · curlily · curly bracket · curly cuh · becurtovirus · curliness · curly endive · curly mesquite · curly kale · curly wig · curly fries · uncurly · curlicue · curly brace · curly quote · curly birch · curlyhead · curly top · curly apostrophe · curly fry
Translations (95)
enm crisp (having curls) · gd cuaileanach (having curls) · pl kędzierzawy (having curls) · fr courbe ((typography) curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)) · ka ტალღისებრი (having curls) · ga coirníneach (having curls) · hu kapcsos ((typography) curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)) · ka ხუჭუჭი (having curls) · ru кучеря́вый (having curls) · gd bachlach (having curls) · pt cacheado (having curls) · he מתולתלת (having curls) · gd cùrlach (having curls) · da krøllet (having curls) · fi kiharainen (having curls) · ro creț (having curls) · ar مُجَعَد (having curls) · el κατσαρός (having curls) · pl kręcony (having curls) · fr courbé ((typography) curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)) · bg вълни́ст (having curls) · izh käherä (having curls) · es crespo (having curls) · mi tete (having curls) · eo bukla (having curls) · uk кучеря́вий (having curls) · gv keshagagh (having curls) · cs vlnitý (having curls) · ka ხვეული (having curls) · ms pepuah (having curls) · gl crecho (having curls) · bg къдра́в (having curls) · mi māwhai (having curls) · ja 巻き毛の (having curls) · de lockig (having curls) · ba бөҙрә (having curls) · nn krøllete (having curls) · ru кудря́вый (having curls) · gd dualach (having curls) · sh kovrčav (having curls) · gd bachlagach (having curls) · he מתולתל (having curls) · mba kulut (having curls) · ga casta (having curls) · hy գանգուր (having curls) · tr cingelek (having curls) · es rizado (having curls) · scn rizzu (having curls) · vi xoăn (having curls) · hy խուճուճ (having curls) · mk кадрав (having curls) · gl crespo (having curls) · sv lockig (having curls) · gv cast (having curls) · km រួញ (having curls) · ru вью́щийся (having curls) · ru курча́вый (having curls) · hu kunkorodó ((typography) curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)) · uk хвиля́стий (having curls) · cmn 捲曲的 /卷曲的 (having curls) · arz مجعد (having curls) · ka გრუზა (having curls) · mi makaka (having curls) · arz ملولو (having curls) · ceb kulot (having curls) · nl krullig (having curls) · mi mingi (having curls) · fi kihara (having curls) · ka ტალღოვანი (having curls) · fr frisé (having curls) · ca arrissat (having curls) · fr bouclé (having curls) · la crispus (having curls) · ru волни́стый (having curls) · vi quăn (having curls) · it arricciato (having curls) · gl rizo (having curls) · ms kerinting (having curls) · mi tete (having curls) · fi kiemurteleva (having curls) · gv cassagagh (having curls) · ms keriting (having curls) · hu göndör (having curls) · cs kudrnatý (having curls) · gd bachalach (having curls) · yi געקרײַזלט (having curls) · es chino (having curls) · sh коврчав (having curls) · mi māwhatu (having curls) · ga catach (having curls) · nl krullerig (having curls) · tr kıvırcık (having curls) · scn ricciulinu (having curls) · mi mingimingi (having curls) · sv krullig (having curls)