abounding in or full of waves moving or proceeding in waves or undulations (of hair) set in or having waves and curls
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
wav•y1 /ˈweɪvi/USA pronunciation
adj., -i•er, -i•est.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- having, moving in, characterized by, or resembling waves.
wav•y1
(wā′vē),USA pronunciation adj., wav•i•er, wav•i•est.
wav′i•ly, adv.
wav′i•ness, n.
wa•vy2 (wā′vē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vies.
- curving alternately in opposite directions;
undulating:a wavy course; wavy hair. - abounding in or characterized by waves:the wavy sea.
- resembling or suggesting waves:a cotton material with a wavy pattern.
- vibrating or tremulous;
unsteady;
wavering.
- wave + -y1 1555–65
wav′i•ness, n.
wa•vy2 (wā′vē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vies.
- wavey.
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'wavy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Border collie
- Briard
- Damascene
- Damascus steel
- Kerry blue terrier
- Polynesian
- Veddoid
- Victorian box
- alpine
- bird's-eye maple
- bread knife
- broadtail
- chain lightning
- creese
- crimp
- crispy
- cyma
- cymotrichous
- damask
- fountain
- fuzzy
- golden retriever
- guilloche
- gyrose
- hart's-tongue
- herb patience
- killer bars
- kuvasz
- mackerel
- nodding trillium
- pinking shears
- repand
- ripple
- ripple mark
- scallop
- sinuate
- squiggle
- tabby
- trace
- undulate
- undulation
- vermicular
- vermiculate
- water
- watered
- wave
- wiggle nail
- wiggly