sinuous
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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.
sinuous
(ˈsɪnjʊəs)adj
Also: sinuate 1. full of turns or curves; intricate
2. devious; not straightforward
3. supple; lithe
[C16: from Latin sinuōsus winding, from sinus a curve]
ˈsinuously adv
ˈsinuousness n
sin•u•ous
(ˈsɪn yu əs)adj.
1. having many curves or turns; winding: a sinuous path.
2. characterized by graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance.
3. Bot. sinuate, as a leaf.
sin′u•ous•ly, adv.
sin′u•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | sinuous - curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines" |
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.
sinuous
adjectiveRepeatedly curving in alternate directions:
Translations
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/asinuous
a. sinuoso-a, ondulado-a.