swirly

[swur-lee]

adjective

swirlier, swirliest 

1. swirling, whirling, or twisted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of swirly¹

First recorded in 1775–85; swirl + -y ¹

Example Sentences

This pubescent Vance has been adorned with a rainbow propeller hat and a swirly lollipop, morphed into a patriotic Minion from Despicable Me, and rendered as lisping Hans Landa, the Nazi villain from Inglourious Basterds.

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“You see how I come dressed for the DNC? Very demure, very mindful,” she said in an Instagram reel, giving her 1.1 million followers a close-up look at her towering bouffant, dramatic makeup and swirly black, white and pink dress.

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Here, complications from untreated mental illness drive the unreliable narrator trope for a swirly, tangled hair-raiser.

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But this year Oliveira also brought selections from his personal collection of 19th-century glass Americana, including gorgeous amber “globs,” or swirly round vessels, and ornate little bottles called scroll casks in a number of honey amber shades unique to Ohio.

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He had swirly brown hair that made Josie think of pinwheels, and rosy red cheeks that made Josie think of apples.

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Related Words

• arched 
• crooked 
• curvaceous 
• elliptical 
• rounded 
• serpentine 
• twisted 
• twisting