swoopy

English

Etymology

From swoop +‎ -y.

Adjective

swoopy (comparative swoopier, superlative swoopiest)

1. (informal) Having a swooping shape or motion.

   The car has a swoopy roofline.

   • 1994 January 16, Marshall Schuon, “ABOUT CARS; After a 15-Year Run, the Old Mustang Yields to a Fresh Colt”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The new version is longer and wider. It has a tighter suspension, dual air bags, available antilock brakes and a swoopier look.

   • 2010 March 12, Jerry Garrett, “Leno Engineers a Rerun for the Turbine Car”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     “It looked good, in a swoopy kind of way — maybe a little too much like the Batmobile — and it got a lot of interest,” he said. “But it wasn’t running. So we decided to convert it into something that would actually run.”

   • 2012 November 28, Penelope Green, “A Sign Painter’s Collection of Love Letters”, in The New York Times‎^[3]:

     Hand-lettering, swoopy and bold, and the cowboy sign painters who practice it are the subject of “Sign Painters,” published this month by Princeton Architectural Press.

   • 2016 April 28, Tom Voelk, “Video Review: Hyundai Elantra Offers Fewer Curves, but a Better Ride”, in The New York Times‎^[4]:

     AROUND six years ago, Hyundai figured a 10-year warranty was not enough to attract shoppers and conjured up daring design for more attention. Sonata was the first to get the Fluidic Sculpture makeover, but the fifth-generation Elantra ended up being the swoopiest of the fleet. Hyundai’s newest gamble? Toning down those curves.

Derived terms

• swoopily
• swoopiness