Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having the curves of a full or voluptuous figure.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective chiefly dialect having a pronounced womanly shape; having a slender waist with prominent breasts and hips.

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  • adjective of a woman Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves

Etymologies

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curve +‎ -aceous

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Examples

  • The F430's styling is curvaceous, which is typical of Ferrari.

    Ferrari F430 Vs. Lamborghini Gallardo... 2006

  • WCBS-TV Local Coverage A woman who said she was fired from her banking job after complaining that male colleagues called her curvaceous figure distracting was asking New York human rights officials to investigate.

    CBS 5 - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports 2010

  • Debrahlee Lorenzana, left, a woman who says she was fired from her banking job after complaining that male colleagues called her curvaceous figure distracting, and her attorney Gloria Allred, walk to a curbside news conference in New York's Financial District,

    Fore, right! 2010

  • Debrahlee Lorenzana, center, a woman who says she was fired from her banking job after complaining that male colleagues called her curvaceous figure distracting, and her attorney Gloria Allred, right, walk to a waiting car after a curbside news conference in New

    Fore, right! 2010

  • Debrahlee Lorenzana, a woman who says she was fired from her banking job after complaining that male colleagues called her curvaceous figure distracting, at a news conference in New York's Financial District, Monday, June 28, 2010.

    Fore, right! 2010

  • Debrahlee Lorenzana, left, a woman who says she was fired from her banking job after complaining that male colleagues called her curvaceous figure distracting, and her attorney Gloria Allred, arrive at the offices of the New York State Division of Human Rights in New York's Financial District, Monday, June 28, 2010.

    Fore, right! 2010

  • Debrahlee Lorenzana, a woman who says she was fired from her banking job after complaining that male colleagues called her curvaceous figure distracting, arrives at the offices of the New York State Division of Human Rights in New York's Financial District,

    Fore, right! 2010

  • Debrahlee Lorenzana, right, a woman who says she was fired from her banking job after complaining that male colleagues called her curvaceous figure distracting, and her attorney Gloria Allred, address a curbside news conference in New York's Financial District,

    Fore, right! 2010

  • Debrahlee Lorenzana, a woman who says she was fired from her banking job after complaining that male colleagues called her curvaceous figure distracting, arrives at the offices of the New York State Division of Human Rights in New

    daytondailynews.com - News 2010

  • Debrahlee Lorenzana, a woman who says she was fired from her banking job after complaining that male colleagues called her curvaceous figure distracting, cries while reading a statement during her curbside news conference in New York's Financial District,

    Fore, right! 2010

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