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sinuous

[ sin-yoo-uhs ]

adjective

  1. having many curves, bends, or turns; winding:

    a sinuous path.

    Synonyms: serpentine

    Antonyms: straight

  2. indirect; devious:

    sinuous questions.

    Synonyms: roundabout

    Antonyms: direct

  3. characterized by a series of graceful curving motions:

    a sinuous dance.

  4. Botany. sinuate, as a leaf.


sinuous

/ ˈsɪnjʊəs /

adjective

  1. full of turns or curves; intricate
  2. devious; not straightforward
  3. supple; lithe


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsinuously, adverb
  • ˈsinuousness, noun

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Other Words From

  • sinu·ous·ly adverb
  • sinu·ous·ness noun
  • sub·sinu·ous adjective
  • un·sinu·ous adjective
  • un·sinu·ous·ly adverb
  • un·sinu·ous·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sinuous1

From the Latin word sinuōsus, dating back to 1570–80. See sinus, -ous

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sinuous1

C16: from Latin sinuōsus winding, from sinus a curve

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Example Sentences

To our surprise, the All-Purpose setting is so capable even in aggressively sporting driving on sinuous mountain highways, that the harsher ride of the Sport mode seems like an unnecessary trade-off.

Like some sinuous sax, we first hear the thoughts of Obersturmfuhrer Angelus (Golo) Thomsen.

I love this German team, which is sinuous and brilliant and fluid and youthful.

It is at once confining and infinitely sinuous, so at Biennale-time it abounds with situations I call Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet!

Whether this aptitude was combined with the sinuous cunning that is essentially Oriental Nigel did not know.

The natural result of this billiard-ball movement of the waters is that the path of the stream is sinuous.

Her hands were sinuous as serpents, the fingers tapering, the nails very long like the Chinese.

The river below Wroxham is very narrow and very sinuous; its banks lined with groves of trees which intercept the wind.

What a sinuous underground plot the superficial incidents of this journey covered!

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