Curvaceous

//kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.

    "He watched her walk, upon curvaceous legs, to the edge of the bed. For just a second, she smiled down at him."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves wordnet

Synonyms

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agreeableamply endowedattractivebecomingbentbillowing

Example

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"And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California."

Etymology

From curv(e) + -aceous. Originally American English. First attested in the 1930s.

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