curvaceous

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Etymology

From curve + -aceous. Originally American English, 1930s.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs/, /-ʃəs/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

curvaceous (comparative more curvaceous, superlative most curvaceous)

  1. (of a woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
    • 1962, M. E. Knerr, The Sex Life of the Gods:
      He watched her walk, upon curvaceous legs, to the edge of the bed. For just a second, she smiled down at him.
    • 2023 May 13, Kitty Drake, “This is how we do it: ‘A tired, throwaway midweek shag doesn’t interest me’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
      Anya is tall, gorgeous and curvaceous, all of which I enjoy sexually, especially the curvaceous part: I enjoy squeezing and grabbing all the sexy, abundant parts of her body.

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