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meandrous

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me⋅an⋅drous

[mee-an-druhs]
–adjective
meandering; winding; rambling.

Origin:
1650–60; meand(e)r + -ous
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me·an·der   (mē-ān'dər)   
intr.v.   me·an·dered, me·an·der·ing, me·an·ders
  1. To follow a winding and turning course: Streams tend to meander through level land.

  2. To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction: vagabonds meandering through life. See Synonyms at wander.

n.  
  1. meanders Circuitous windings or sinuosities, as of a stream or path.

  2. A circuitous journey or excursion; ramble. Often used in the plural.

  3. An ornamental pattern of winding or intertwining lines, used in art and architecture.


[From Latin maeander, circuitous windings, from Greek maiandros, after Maiandros, the Maeander River in Phrygia, noted for its windings.]
me·an'der·er n., me·an'der·ing·ly adv., me·an'drous (-drəs) adj.
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