wavy

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Rising or swelling in waves.

   • wavy seas
2. 2

   Full of waves.

   • wavy swimming pool
3. 3

   Moving to and fro

   Moving to and fro; undulating.

   • wavy bridge
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   1. 4

      Having wave-like shapes on its border or surface

      Having wave-like shapes on its border or surface; waved.

      • wavy hair
      • 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.
   2. 5

      Moving up and down relative to the surface

      Moving up and down relative to the surface; undulate.

   3. 6

      Undé, in a wavy line

      Undé, in a wavy line; applied to ordinaries, or division lines, especially to symbolize a river.

      • Per pale erm. and az. a fess wavy gu.
      • 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[…]
      • On the fesse are two bars wavy azure for waterways.
   4. 7

      Drunk.

   5. 8

      Cool and fashionable.

      • Wavy like Beyoncé on a surfboard
   6. 9

      Alternative form of wavey (goose).

      • According to Indian report, a great breeding-ground for the blue wavy is the country lying in the interior of the north-east point of Labrador, Cape Dudley Digges.
      • The blue and white wavies breed in the barren grounds and feed chiefly on berries.

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