wavy

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈweɪvi/

Etymology: From wave + -y.

Rising or swelling in waves.
“wavy seas”
Full of waves.
“wavy swimming pool”
Moving to and fro; undulating.
“wavy bridge”
Having wave-like shapes on its border or surface; waved.
“wavy hair”
“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.
Undé, in a wavy line; applied to ordinaries, or division lines, especially to symbolize a river.
“Per pale erm. and az. a fess wavy gu.”
“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[…]”
Drunk.
Cool and fashionable.
“Wavy like Beyoncé on a surfboard”

Etymology: See wavey.

Alternative form of wavey (goose).
“According to Indian report, a great breeding-ground for the blue wavy is the country lying in the interior of the north-east point of Labrador, Cape Dudley Digges.”
“The blue and white wavies breed in the barren grounds and feed chiefly on berries.”