wavy en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈweɪvi/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From wave + -y.
Meanings
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Rising or swelling in waves.
wavy seas
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Full of waves.
wavy swimming pool
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Moving to and fro; undulating.
wavy bridge
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Having wave-like shapes on its border or surface; waved.
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:wavy hair
- (of a margin) Moving up and down relative to the surface; undulate.
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Undé, in a wavy line; applied to ordinaries, or division lines, especially to symbolize a river.
On the fesse are two bars wavy azure for waterways.
1957 February 14, “B.T.C. Armorial Bearings”, in Railway Magazine, page 81: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: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:
- (slang) Drunk.
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(qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) Cool and fashionable.
Wavy like Beyoncé on a surfboard
2016, “Wavy”, Tyrone Griffin, Jr., Joseph Allen, Dijon McFarlane (music), performed by Ty Dolla Sign:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wavey | alternative, uncommon | lexicographic | |
| waviest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| wavier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
handwavy · wavy-leaved eremophila · counterwavy
Synonyms
Translations (51)
sv vågskura (heraldry: undé, in a wavy line) · fi aallokkoinen (rising or swelling in waves) · uk хвиля́стий (waved) · fr ondulant (rising or swelling in waves) · cs vlnitý (waved) · fr ondé (heraldry: undé, in a wavy line) · ga dréimreach (waved) · sv vågig (rising or swelling in waves) · es ondulatorio (undulating) · ro unduios (rising or swelling in waves) · mi pūngarungaru (rising or swelling in waves) · es ondulado (waved) · mi pūngarungaru (full of waves) · enm crisp (full of waves) · mi māwhai (waved) · es onduloso (waved) · ru волнообра́зный (waved) · de Wellenschnitt (heraldry: undé, in a wavy line) · es undoso (full of waves) · fr ondulant (undulating) · fi aaltoileva (rising or swelling in waves) · fi seilissä (slang: drunk) · ro unduios (full of waves) · tr dalgalı (full of waves) · es ondado (heraldry: undé, in a wavy line) · bg къдрав (waved) · el κυματιστός (rising or swelling in waves) · es ondulante (rising or swelling in waves) · el κυματιστός (waved) · sv vågig (waved) · ru волни́стый (waved) · sv vågig (undulating) · mi kapu māhora (waved) · bg вълнист (rising or swelling in waves) · it ondato (heraldry: undé, in a wavy line) · fr ondulé (waved) · fi aaltoileva (botany) · fi aaltoileva (full of waves) · fi aaltoileva (waved) · es ondoso (full of waves) · el κυματώδης (rising or swelling in waves) · tr dalgalı (undulating) · ru коле́блющийся (undulating) · mi pūngarungaru (undulating) · es ondeante (rising or swelling in waves) · bg вълнообразен (undulating) · fi aaltokoroinen (heraldry: undé, in a wavy line) · eo krispa (rising or swelling in waves) · tr dalgalı (waved) · sv vågig (full of waves) · fi aaltoileva (undulating)