wavy

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And my head is light and wavy -- that's fever.

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  1. adjective Abounding or rising in waves: a wavy sea.
  2. adjective Marked by or moving in a wavelike form or motion; sinuous.
  3. adjective Having curls, curves, or undulations: wavy hair.

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  • His brown hair was wavy, and his eyes smallish behind fairly nondescript horn-rims. —  KillerSmile
  • And is that why you and Spink both do that little finger-wavy, charm thing over your cinches each time you go to mount your horses?' —  Hobb, Robin - The Soldier Son 01 - Shaman's Crossing (v2.0)
  • But one—only one—was short, wavy, and dark reddish brown McKenzie. —  EQMM, Sep - Oct 2006
  • The little girl's hair was black and wavy, and the wind tossed it upon her shoulders as she looked around. —  The Rich Little Poor Boy
  • Outside this series of bundles lies a sclerenchymatous band which is wavy, following the lower edges of the large air-cavities. —  A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses
 

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