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Definition of sinuous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sinuous

adjective
 
/ˈsɪnjuəs/
 
/ˈsɪnjuəs/
(literary)
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  1. 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’.
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