Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wavy

/ˈweɪvi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: wavy
IPA: /ˈweɪvi/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rising or swelling in waves.

adj

adj

Moving to and fro; undulating.

adj

Having wave-like shapes on its border or surface; waved.

adj

Moving up and down relative to the surface; undulate.

adj

Undé, in a wavy line; applied to ordinaries, or division lines, especially to symbolize a river.

adj

Slang

adj

Cool and fashionable.

Slang

Example Sentences

"wavy seas"
"wavy swimming pool"
"wavy bridge"
"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."
"Per pale erm. and az. a fess wavy gu."

Etymology

From wave + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wave

Usage

Slang
Dated

Inflected Forms

wavier (comparative) waviest (superlative) wavey (alternative, uncommon) wavies (plural)

Derived Forms

counterwavy handwavy

Phrases

wavy-leaved eremophila

Synonyms

wiggly crinkled crinkly rippled wavelike

Rhymes With

navy gravy davey davy davie lavey pavey avey havey lavy tavy cavey

Questions

How do you pronounce wavy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪvi/.
What does wavy mean?: Rising or swelling in waves.
Where does wavy come from?: From wave + -y.

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