flexuous

 [flek-shoo-uhs]  

flex·u·ous

   [flek-shoo-uhs]
adjective
full of bends or curves; sinuous.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin flexuōsus full of turns, winding, crooked, equivalent to flexu(s) (see flex1) + -ōsus -ous

Related forms
flex·u·ous·ly, adverb
flex·u·ous·ness, noun
sub·flex·u·ous, adjective
sub·flex·u·ous·ly, adverb
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flexuous or flexuose (ˈflɛksjʊəs, ˈflɛksjʊˌəʊs)
 
—adj
1.  full of bends or curves; winding
2.  variable; unsteady
 
[C17: from Latin flexuōsus full of bends, tortuous, from flexus a bending; see flex]
 
flexuose or flexuose
 
—adj
 
[C17: from Latin flexuōsus full of bends, tortuous, from flexus a bending; see flex]
 
'flexuously or flexuose
 
—adv

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