CURLY
What does "CURLY" mean?
Having or arranged in curls; forming or full of spirals or curves.
Meanings
- Of hair, naturally forming coils or ringlets rather than lying straight. Her curly hair sprang back the moment she let go of it.
- Twisted, coiled, or wavy in form generally. The pig had a tight, curly tail.
Word origin
From Middle English 'curl', a metathesized form of earlier 'crul', plus the adjectival suffix '-y'.
Remember it
CURLY hides 'URL' in the middle - even a web address can be a curly link.
A little poem
Each coil keeps its mind-
comb it flat and walk away;
it springs back to spring.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why are programmers comfortable with curly hair? They're used to closing every curly brace.
What it teaches
What springs back the moment you let go was never yours to flatten.
Quick facts
What does CURLY mean?
Having or arranged in curls; forming or full of spirals or curves.
Is CURLY a valid word?
Yes — CURLY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CURLY?
CURLY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CURLY come from?
From Middle English 'curl', a metathesized form of earlier 'crul', plus the adjectival suffix '-y'.
What can CURLY teach us?
What springs back the moment you let go was never yours to flatten.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.