sinuous
adjective/ˈsɪnjuəs/
/ˈsɪnjuəs/
(literary)- turning while moving, in an attractive way; having many curves
- a sinuous movement
- the sinuous grace of a cat
- the sinuous course of the river
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French sinueux or Latin sinuosus, from sinus ‘a bend’.Definitions on the go
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