sin|u|ate

sin|u|ate
sin|u|ate «SIHN yu ayt, -iht», adjective.
1. bent in and out; winding; sinuous. SYNONYM(S): tortuous.
2. Botany. having the margin strongly or distinctly wavy: »

a sinuate leaf.

[< Latin sinuātus, past participle of sinuāre bend, wind < sinus, -ūs a curve]
sin´u|ate|ly, adverb.

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