sinuous
having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.
indirect; devious: sinuous questions.
characterized by a series of graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance.
Botany. sinuate, as a leaf.
Origin of sinuous
1Other words for sinuous
1 | curving, meandering, twining, twisting, coiled, curved, serpentine |
2 | roundabout |
Opposites for sinuous
Other words from sinuous
- 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
Words Nearby sinuous
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How to use sinuous in a sentence
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.
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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.
Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
The natural result of this billiard-ball movement of the waters is that the path of the stream is sinuous.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerHer hands were sinuous as serpents, the fingers tapering, the nails very long like the Chinese.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellThe river below Wroxham is very narrow and very sinuous; its banks lined with groves of trees which intercept the wind.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.What a sinuous underground plot the superficial incidents of this journey covered!
Overland | John William De Forest
British Dictionary definitions for sinuous
/ (ˈsɪnjʊəs) /
full of turns or curves; intricate
devious; not straightforward
supple; lithe
Origin of sinuous
1- Also: sinuate
Derived forms of sinuous
- sinuously, adverb
- sinuousness, noun
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