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   sinuous

   /ˈsɪnjʊəs/

   adjective

   • 1. having many curves and turns: "the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale" Similar windingwindyserpentinecurvingtwistingmeanderingsnakingsnakyzigzagzigzaggingturningbendingcurlingcoilingundulatingtortuoustechnical:sinuateogeerare:anfractuousflexuousmeandrousserpentiformOpposite straight
   • ▪ lithe and supple: "the sinuous grace of a cat" Similar lithesuppleagilegracefulloose-limbedlimberlissomwillowyinformal:slinkyliterary:lithesomeOpposite clumsy

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French sinueux or Latin sinuosus, from sinus ‘a bend’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sinuously adverb
   • 2. sinuousness noun

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