sinuous

sin·u·ous

S0432000 (sĭn′yo͞o-əs)adj.1. Characterized by many curves or turns; winding: a sinuous stream.2. Characterized by supple and lithe movements: the sinuous grace of a dancer.3. Sinuate: a sinuous leaf.

[From Latin sinuōsus, from sinus, curve.]

sin′u·ous·ly adv.sin′u·ous·ness n.

sinuous

(ˈsɪnjʊəs) adj1. full of turns or curves; intricate2. devious; not straightforward3. supple; lithe Also: sinuate [C16: from Latin sinuōsus winding, from sinus a curve] ˈsinuously adv ˈsinuousness n

sin•u•ous

(ˈsɪn yu əs)

adj. 1. having many curves or turns; winding: a sinuous path. 2. characterized by graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance. 3. Bot. sinuate, as a leaf. [1570–80; < Latin sinuōsus. See sinus, -ous] sin′u•ous•ly, adv. sin′u•ous•ness, n.

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sinuous - curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines"sinuate, wigglycurved, curving - having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"

sinuous

adjective (Literary)1. supple, flexible, lithe, graceful, agile, slinky, limber, pliable, pliant, lissom(e), loose-jointed, loose-limbed the sinuous approach of a snake2. curving, winding, meandering, crooked, coiling, tortuous, undulating, serpentine, curvy, lithe, twisty, mazy I drove along sinuous mountain roads.

sinuous

adjectiveRepeatedly curving in alternate directions:anfractuous, flexuous, meandrous, serpentine, snaky, tortuous, winding.

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adj supple

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adj curving

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adj repeatedly curving in alternate directions

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adj curved or curving in and out

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