See Also: Wavy(medicine)
wavy(dictionary)
wavy(dictionary)

wavy (iou)



wavy adjective & noun. M16.
[from WAVE noun or verb1 + -Y1.]
A. adjective.
a. Heraldry. = UNDEE. M16.
barry wavy (of a field) divided into waving bands of generally horizontal direction.
b. Forming an undulating line or a series of wavelike curves. E18.
D. H. Lawrence Her hair..lies low upon her neck in wavy coils.
c. Botany & Zoology. (Of marks, margins, etc.) undulating in outline; sinuate. M19.
d. Of a dog: having a coat that is undulating, not curly. Also more fully wavy-coated. M19.
(Of the sea etc.) full of waves; transf. (of the air, clouds, etc.) billowy. L16.
Moving to and fro or up and down with a wavelike motion; sinuous. E18.
Fluctuating, wavering, changing. L18.
Of land: rising and falling gently. L18.
Medicine. Designating respiration in which the inspiratory, and sometimes the expiratory, sounds are broken into two or more separate parts. L19.
Special collocations: Wavy Navy colloq. the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, so nicknamed from the wavy braid worn by officers on their sleeves prior to 1956.
b. noun. A wavy-coated retriever. L19.
wavily adverb M19.
waviness noun L18.