wavy

adjective (wavy, wavier, waviest)

«wavy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Having curves like waves; not straight: wavy hair, a wavy line. tree →

In the lessons

In art and maths: draw a wavy line; in science: sound and light are shown as wavy lines on diagrams. In everyday life: wavy hair, a wavy pattern. Tells the reader the shape goes up and down smoothly.

Examples

She has long wavy hair. tree →
Draw a wavy line under the mistakes. tree →
The snake left a wavy track in the sand. tree →
The flag had a wavy pattern of blue and white. tree →
On the graph, the sound looked like a wavy line. tree →
His writing went wavy when the bus bumped. tree →

Note

Spelling: wave → wavy (drop the e). Comparative wavier, superlative waviest. Opposite: straight. A wavy line is not the same as a zigzag (which has sharp corners).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «wavy» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«wavy» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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