SERPENTINE


Meaning of SERPENTINE in English

ser ‧ pen ‧ tine /ˈsɜːpəntaɪn $ ˈsɜːrpəntiːn/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] literary

1 . winding like a snake:

the serpentine course of the river

2 . complicated and difficult to understand:

a serpentine plot

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.