sinuous.
Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.
Meaning & usage
Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.
We followed every bend of the sinuous river.
Moving gracefully and in a supple manner.
We were entranced by her sinuous dance.
Morally crooked; shifty.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin sinus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin sinuōsuslbor. English sinuous Learned borrowing from Latin sinuōsus.
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