curly

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   hair having curls or waves

   I envy anyone with naturally curly hair.

2. 2
   adj

   Complicated and difficult; knotty.

   Often, the job will throw you a curly problem that will cause the unprepared to fail, so it is best to prepare an investigative plan before starting work.

3. 3
   adj

   Having curls.

4. 4
   adj

   Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)

5. 5
   noun

   a person or animal with curly hair.

6. 6
   name

   A nickname for a person with curly hair.

7. 7
   name

   A nickname for a bald person.

8. 8
   name

   A male given name.

Etymology

From curl + -y.