sinuous
sin·u·ous (s
n
y
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s)
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. Not direct; devious.
4. Sinuate: a sinuous leaf.
[From Latin sinu
sus, from sinus, curve.]
sinu·ous·ly adv.
sinu·ous·ness n.
ny-s)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. Not direct; devious.
4. Sinuate: a sinuous leaf.
[From Latin sinusus, from sinus, curve.]
sus, from sinus, curve.]
sinu·ous·ly adv.
u·ous·ly adv.sinu·ous·ness n.
u·ous·ness n.The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Adj.
1.
sinuous – curved or curving in and out; “wiggly lines”
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