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sinuous
adjective
sin·u·ous | \ ˈsin-yə-wəs , -yü-əs \
Definition of sinuous
1a: of a serpentine or wavy form : WINDING
b: marked by strong lithe movements
2: INTRICATE, COMPLEX
bending, crazy, crooked, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, tortuous, twisted, twisting, winding, windy
Antonyms
straight, straightaway
Did You Know?
Although it probably makes you think more of snakes than head colds, sinuous is etymologically more like sinus than serpent. Sinuous and sinus both derive from the Latin noun sinus, which means "curve, fold, or hollow." Other sinus descendents include insinuate ("to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way") and two terms you might remember from math class: sine and cosine. In English, sinus is the oldest of these words; it entered the language in the 1400s. Insinuate appeared next, in 1529, and was followed by sinuous (1578), sine (1593), and cosine (1635). Serpent, by the way, entered English in the 13th century and comes from the Latin verb serpere, meaning "to creep."
Examples of sinuous in a Sentence
She moved with sinuous grace.
the river flowed in a sinuous path through the lush valley
Recent Examples on the Web
Widow explores the sinuous and sinister ways in which self-delusion is used—by individuals, by the ownership classes, by entire societies—to launder horror into heroism, villains into victims, history into kitsch.
— Justin Taylor, Harper's Magazine, "Every True Pleasure Is a Secret," 16 Mar. 2021
Labyrinthine hedges almost merge with sinuous wooden pavilions, blurring the line between nature and architecture.
— Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, "This Hans Christian Andersen Museum Asks You to Step Into a Fairy Tale," 2 Mar. 2021