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sinuous

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sin⋅u⋅ous

  [sin-yoo-uhs]
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–adjective
1. having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.
2. indirect; devious: sinuous questions.
3. characterized by a series of graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance.
4. Botany. sinuate, as a leaf.
Origin:
1570–80; < L sinuōsus. See sinus, -ous

Related forms:
sin⋅u⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
sin⋅u⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. curving, meandering, twining, twisting, coiled, curved, serpentine. 2. roundabout.

Antonyms:
1. straight. 2. direct.
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sin·u·ous   (sĭn'yōō-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Characterized by many curves or turns; winding: a sinuous stream.

  2. Characterized by supple and lithe movements: the sinuous grace of a dancer.

  3. Not direct; devious.

  4. Sinuate: a sinuous leaf.


[From Latin sinuōsus, from sinus, curve.]
sin'u·ous·ly adv., sin'u·ous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

sinuous 
"full of turns and curves," 1578, from L. sinuosus "full of folds or bendings," from sinus "curve, fold, bend."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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