wavy
adj/ˈweɪvi/
Etymology From wave + -y.
8 senses
1
Rising or swelling in waves.
- wavy seas
2
Full of waves.
- wavy swimming pool
3
Moving to and fro; undulating.
- wavy bridge
4
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.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
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Government, Heraldry, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Monarchy, Nobility, Politics 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.1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland: Forming an Extensive Ordinary of British Armorials; Upon an Entirely New Plan ..., page 708:
- 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[…]1893, James Balfour Paul, An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, page 105:
1 more example
- On the fesse are two bars wavy azure for waterways.1957 February 23, “B.T.C. Armorial Bearings”, in Railway Magazine, page 81:
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Slang Drunk.
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Slang Cool and fashionable.
African-American Vernacular
- Wavy like Beyoncé on a surfboard2016, “Wavy”, Tyrone Griffin, Jr., Joseph Allen, Dijon McFarlane (music), performed by Ty Dolla Sign:
- Derived terms
- counterwavy, handwavy, wavy-leaved eremophila