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Curly vs Curvy - What's the difference?

curly | curvy |

As adjectives the difference between curly and curvy

is that curly is having curls while curvy is having curves.

As a noun curly

is a person or animal with curly hair.

curly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having curls.

    • Derived terms

    * curly top

    Noun

    (curlies)
  • a person or animal with curly hair.

    • See also

    * short and curlies

    curvy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having curves
  • buxom or curvaceous

    • Derived terms

    * curviness