flexuous

flex·u·ous

 (flĕk′sho͞o-əs)

adj.

Bending or winding alternately from side to side; sinuous.

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[From Latin flexuōsus, from flexus, a bending, a turning, from past participle of flectere, to bend.]

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flex′u·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē) n.

flex′u·ous·ly adv.

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flexuous

(ˈflɛksjʊəs) or

flexuose

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

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flex•u•ous

(ˈflɛk ʃu əs)

adj.

full of bends or curves; sinuous; winding.

[1595–1605; < Latin flexuōsus=flexu(s) (see flex¹) + -ōsus -ous]

flex`u•os′i•ty (-ˈɒs ɪ ti) n.

flex′u•ous•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

flexuous - having turns or windings; "the flexuous bed of the stream" 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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flexuous

adjective

1. Repeatedly curving in alternate directions:

anfractuous, meandrous, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, tortuous, winding.

2. Capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or pressure:

ductile, flexible, flexile, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, workable.

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