the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Having turns, windings, or flexures.
adj. Having alternate curvatures in opposite directions; bent in a zigzag manner.
adj. Wavering; not steady; flickering.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Winding; bending about; having turns or windings.
Wavering; not steady; variable.
In botany, curved or bent alternately in opposite directions, as a stem or branch. Also flexuose.
In zoology, almost zigzag, but with rounded angles; between undulated and zigzag: as, a flexuous margin.
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adj. having turns or windings
Word Usage
"But man himself cannot express love and humility by external signs, so plainly as does a dog, when with drooping ears, hanging lips, flexuous body, and wagging tail, he meets his beloved master."