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wavy [adjective]
US /ˈweɪ.vi/ 
UK /ˈweɪ.vi/ 
Example: 

She has a wavy blonde hair.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

wavy

 adjective (wavier, waviest)
having curves; not straight:
a wavy line
She has wavy black hair.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

wavy

wavy /ˈweɪvi/ BrE AmE adjective
1. wavy hair grows in waves
2. a wavy line is smoothly curved
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THESAURUS
bent no longer straight: The knife was bent in the middle. | a bent nail | She kept her head bent so that Josie couldn't see her face.
twisted having a bent shape that turns around - used especially when something has been damaged or is old and has lost its natural straight shape: a twisted tree trunk | All that was left was a pile of twisted metal. | His knee was all twisted. | a twisted ankle
curved bent in the shape of part of a circle, especially naturally or because something has been made that way: The bird has a long curved bill. | a curved dagger | The plane's wings are curved.
warped bent or twisted into the wrong shape because of heat or dryness: warped floorboards | The windows are warped and won't open anymore.
crooked not straight, but bending sharply in one or more places, especially in a way that looks different from normal or does not look right - often used about a part of someone's body, a path, or a picture: He had crooked teeth. | her crooked nose and long thin face | The boys at school used to make fun of me because I have a crooked spine. | The picture looks crooked - can you move it up on the left? | a crooked path | the narrow crooked streets of the financial district
wavy having smooth bends in it, usually in a regular pattern – used about hair or lines: her brown wavy hair | The pictures were separated by a thin wavy line.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wavy

wavy [wavy wavier waviest]   [ˈweɪvi]    [ˈweɪvi]  adjective
(wavi·er, wavi·est)
having curves; not straight
brown wavy hair
a pattern of wavy lines  
Example Bank:

her dark, naturally wavy hair

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

wavy / ˈweɪ.vi / adjective

wavy

having a series of curves:

Sarah's got lovely wavy blond hair.

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

wavy

/weɪvi/
(wavier, waviest)

1.
Wavy hair is not straight or curly, but curves slightly.
She had short, wavy brown hair.
ADJ

2.
A wavy line has a series of regular curves along it.
The boxes were decorated with a wavy gold line.
ADJ: usu ADJ n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wavy

wavy /ˈweɪvi/ adj wav·i·er; -est : having the curving shape of a wave or of many waves
• She has wavy blond hair.
wavy lines
- wav·i·ness /ˈweɪvinəs/ noun [noncount]