Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curved

/kɝːvd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: curved
IPA: /kɝːvd/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a curve or curves; curving.

verb

simple past and past participle of curve

Example Sentences

"These VEAs (of which some 550 were built in total) would themselves have been converted from 1962 vanwides, refurbished and fitted with airbrakes specifically with Ministry of Defence munitions traffic in mind, as many military establishments and depots would have had track too sharply curved for newer airbraked wagons."
"CREST - Out of a wreath or & azure, an Indian King's head in profile proper, crowned or, with high cap curved forward gules having at the point a small bell."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɝːvd/
British English: /kɜːvd/

Inflected Forms

more curved (comparative) most curved (superlative)

Derived Forms

curvedly curvedness decurved downcurved hypercurved incurved noncurved precurved procurved retrocurved uncurved undercurved

Phrases

curved edge curved woodrush

Synonyms

bent hooked rounded curvy sinuous tortuous wavy curving

Antonyms

flat straight

Rhymes With

served observed reserved deserved preserved conserved underserved swerved undeserved unnerved

Questions

How do you pronounce curved?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɝːvd/.
What does curved mean?: Having a curve or curves; curving.

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