sin·u·ous

(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.

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Noun

sinuousness - having curves; "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads"

sinuosity

curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

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