sinuous
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sin·u·ous
(sĭn'yū-əs) 
adj.
sinuousness sin'u·ous·ness n.
adj.
- Characterized by many curves or turns; winding: a sinuous stream.
- Characterized by supple and lithe movements: the sinuous grace of a dancer.
- Not direct; devious.
- Sinuate: a sinuous leaf.
[From Latin sinuōsus, from sinus, curve.]
sinuously sin'u·ous·ly adv.sinuousness sin'u·ous·ness n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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sinuous
adjective
- Repeatedly curving in alternate directions: anfractuous, flexuous, meandrous, serpentine, snaky, tortuous, winding. See repetition, straight/bent.
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sinuous
adj
Definition: winding, twisting
Antonyms: straight, untwisted, unwinding
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sinuous
IN BRIEF: Winding, curving, twisting.
They took a leisurely ride in their canoe down the sinuous river.
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categories related to 'sinuous'
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Sinuous
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bugtet, snoet
Nederlands (Dutch)
kronkelend, lenig
Français (French)
adj. - sinueux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - gewunden, sich schlängelnd, geschmeidig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μαιανδρικός, οφιοειδής, ευλύγιστος
Italiano (Italian)
sinuoso, tortuoso, flessibile
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sinuoso, desonesto
Русский (Russian)
извилистый, запутанный, неискренний, волнистый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - sinuoso, tortuoso, ondeado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slingrande, krokig, kurvig, smidig, mjuk, krånglig, invecklad, snirklig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弯弯曲曲的, 乖僻的, 迂回的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 彎彎曲曲的, 乖僻的, 迂回的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (강 따위가) 꾸불꾸불한, (잎의) 가장자리가 심파상인, 기복하는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 曲がりくねった, 波状の, しなやかな
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) معقد, متلو على نحو أفعواني, متعرج
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מתפתל, נחשי
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