sin|u|ous

sin|u|ous
sin|u|ous «SIHN yu uhs», adjective.
1. having many curves or turns; winding: »

The motion of a snake is sinuous. I have sinuous shells of pearly hue (Walter S. Landor).

SYNONYM(S): serpentine.
3. Figurative. morally crooked.
4. Botany. = sinuate. (Cf.sinuate)
[< Latin sinuōsus < sinus, -ūs a curve]
sin´u|ous|ly, adverb.
sin´u|ous|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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