sinuous

sin·u·ous  (sny-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.

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[From Latin sinusus, from sinus, curve.]

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sinu·ous·ly adv.

sinu·ous·ness n.

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sinuous [ˈsɪnjʊəs]

adj

1. full of turns or curves; intricate

2. devious; not straightforward

3. supple; lithe Also sinuate

[from Latin sinuōsus winding, from sinus a curve]

sinuously  adv

sinuousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sinuous - curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines" sinuate, wiggly 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"

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sinuous

adjective (Literary)

1. supple, flexible, lithe, graceful, agile, slinky, limber, pliable, pliant, lissom(e), loose-jointed, loose-limbed the sinuous approach of a snake

2. curving, winding, meandering, crooked, coiling, tortuous, undulating, serpentine, curvy, lithe, twisty, mazy I drove along sinuous mountain roads.

Translations

sinuous [ˈsɪnjʊəs] ADJ (gen) → sinuoso; [road] → serpenteante, con muchos rodeos

sinuous [ˈsɪnjʊəs] adj

[movement, walk, grace] → sinueux/euse

[road, river] → sinueux/euse

sinuous

adj (lit, fig) → gewunden; motion of snake → schlängelnd attr; dancing etc → geschmeidig, schlangenartig; the river follows a sinuous course through the trees → der Fluss windet sich or schlängelt sich zwischen den Bäumen hindurch

sinuous [ˈsɪnjʊəs] adj (course, route) → sinuoso/a, tortuoso/a; (dance, movement) → flessuoso/a

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sinuous [ˈsɪnjʊəs] adj (course, route) → sinuoso/a, tortuoso/a; (dance, movement) → flessuoso/a