From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcurlycurl‧y /ˈkɜːli $ ˈkɜːrli/ ●●●S3 adjective1DChaving a lot of curlsOPP straight
long dark curly hair2British Englishcurved in shape
cows with curly horns —curliness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuscurly• She was tall and slim with a hugecurlyAfro like a crownabove her smooth sharp-boned ebony face.• He grimaced and scratched his short, curlyblackhair where it stuck out from under his tartancap.• Aunt Margaret's curly, black handwriting skipped and hopped on the paper because Melanie's eyes were so tired.• Mike is the guy with the curlyblond hair.• She has collar-length curlyblonde hair, brown eyes and a faircomplexion.• He was a big, fine-looking guy, darkskinned with black curly hair.• She was young, with a round face and brown curly hair.
