Sinuous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Characterized by many curves or turns; winding: a sinuous stream.
  • adj. Characterized by supple and lithe movements: the sinuous grace of a dancer.
  • adj. Not direct; devious.
  • adj. Sinuate: a sinuous leaf.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.
  • adj. Moving gracefully and supplely.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Sinuate; tortuous; serpentine; full of curves, bends, or turns; undulating.
  • Morally crooked; deviating from right.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. curved or curving in and out
  • Equivalent
    curving    curved   
    Antonym
    straight   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    winding    crooked    curved    curving    sinuate    sinuated    sinuose    undulating    wavy    zigzag   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    serpentine    supple    undulate    wavy    tortuous    agile    upward    slender    snaky    sleek