wav´i|ness

wav´i|ness
wav|y1 «WAY vee», adjective, wav|i|er, wav|i|est.
1. having waves; having many waves: »

wavy hair, a wavy line.

2. moving with a wavelike motion.
3. (of ground or the surface of the country) rising and falling gently in a succession of rounded heights and hollows.
4. Botany. a) undulating: »

a leaf with a wavy margin.

b) having an undulating margin.
wav´i|ly, adverb.
wav´i|ness, noun.
wa|vy2 «WAY vee», noun, plural -vies.
= wavey. (Cf.wavey)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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