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flex·u·ous F0183500 (flĕk′sho͞o-əs)adj. Bending or winding alternately from side to side; sinuous.
[From Latin flexuōsus, from flexus, a bending, a turning, from past participle of flectere, to bend.]
flex′u·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē) n.flex′u·ous·ly adv.flexuous (ˈflɛksjʊəs) or flexuoseadj1. full of bends or curves; winding2. variable; unsteady[C17: from Latin flexuōsus full of bends, tortuous, from flexus a bending; see flex] ˈflexuously advflex•u•ous (ˈflɛk ʃu əs)
adj. full of bends or curves; sinuous; winding. [1595–1605; < Latin flexuōsus=flexu(s) (see flex1) + -ōsus -ous] flex`u•os′i•ty (-ˈɒs ɪ ti) n. flex′u•ous•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | flexuous - having turns or windings; "the flexuous bed of the stream"curved, 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" |
flexuousadjective1. Repeatedly curving in alternate directions:anfractuous, meandrous, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, tortuous, winding.2. Capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or pressure:ductile, flexible, flexile, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, workable.flexuousenUK
flexuous[′flek·shə·wəs] (biology) Flexible. Bending in a zigzag manner. Wavy. flexuousenUK
Synonyms for flexuousadj repeatedly curving in alternate directionsSynonyms- anfractuous
- meandrous
- serpentine
- sinuous
- snaky
- tortuous
- winding
adj capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or pressureSynonyms- ductile
- flexible
- flexile
- malleable
- moldable
- plastic
- pliable
- pliant
- supple
- workable
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