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/ˈweɪvi/
Adjective
Rising or swelling in waves.
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wavy seas
Full of waves.
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wavy swimming pool
Moving to and fro; undulating.
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wavy bridge
Having wave-like shapes on its border or surface; waved.
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wavy hair
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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.
Moving up and down relative to the surface; undulate.
Usage- of a margin
Undé, in a wavy line; applied to ordinaries, or division lines, especially to symbolize a river.
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Per pale erm. and az. a fess wavy gu.
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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[…]
On the fesse are two bars wavy azure for waterways.
Drunk.
Usage- Slang
Cool and fashionable.
Usage- Slang
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Wavy like Beyoncé on a surfboard
Adjective
(of hair) having waves
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she had long wavy hair
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves