Meaning of curved in English

1. Pronunciation

   /kərvd/

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1. Qualitative Adjective

   curved

   Definitions

   1. not straight

   Examples

   • « having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend »
   • « the curved tusks of a walrus »
   • « his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard »

   Synonyms

   • arced
   • arched
   • arching
   • arciform
   • arcuate
   • bowed
   • curvilineal
   • curvilinear
   • falcate
   • falciform
   • sickle-shaped
   • flexuous
   • hooklike
   • incurvate
   • incurved
   • recurved
   • recurvate
   • semicircular
   • serpentine
   • snaky
   • snakelike
   • sinuate
   • sinuous
   • wiggly
   • sinusoidal
   • eellike
   • curvy
   • curvey
   • upcurved

   Antonyms

   • straight