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.]
flexuosity flex'u·os'i·ty (-ŏs'ĭ-tē) n.flexuously flex'u·ous·ly adv.
flexuous
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flex·u·ous (flĕk'shū-əs)  |
adj.
Bending or winding alternately from side to side; sinuous.
flexuously flex'u·ous·ly adv.
Bending or winding alternately from side to side; sinuous.
flexuously flex'u·ous·ly adv.
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adjective
- Repeatedly curving in alternate directions: anfractuous, meandrous, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, tortuous, winding. See repetition, straight/bent.
- Capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or pressure: ductile, flexible, flexile, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, workable. See flexible/rigid.
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Meaning #1:
having turns or windings
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