curlier
SayKUR-lee-erUS/ˈkɝliɚ/UK/ˈkɜːliə/
- 1Comparative of curly.
His beard grew curlier as the months went by.
The ribbons looked curlier after she ran them across the scissor blade.
Note
A comparative built the usual way for a two-syllable adjective in -y: the y becomes i before -er, and curlier is the ordinary choice over more curly. It carries every use of curly with it, from hair, beards and ribbons to the Australian sense of "knotty," where a curlier problem is simply a harder one to untangle.
curlier is a form of curly
curly, adjective: Having curls; forming a coiled or wavy shape rather than lying straight. Full entry
- Spelling
- curly → curlier: change y to i, add -er
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