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flex·u·ous
(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) orflexuose
adj
1. full of bends or curves; winding
2. variable; unsteady
[C17: from Latin flexuōsus full of bends, tortuous, from flexus a bending; see flex]
ˈflexuously adv
flex•u•ous
(ˈflɛk ʃu əs)adj.
full of bends or curves; sinuous; winding.
flex`u•os′i•ty (-ˈɒs ɪ ti) n.
flex′u•ous•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | flexuous - having turns or windings; "the flexuous bed of the stream" |