SINUOUS


Meaning of SINUOUS in English

ˈsinyəwəs adjective

Etymology: Latin sinuosus, from sinus curve, fold + -osus -ose

1.

a. : bending in and out : of a serpentine or wavy form : winding

the lava cascade glows as a sinuous ribbon — Endeavour

great sinuous vines — Bill Beatty

b. : marked by strong lithe movements

a sinuous grace of movement — Francis King

2.

a. : intricate , complex

a sinuous system of canals — W.E.Rudolph

b. : deviating especially morally

sinuous arguments

3. : sinuate

• sin·u·ous·ly adverb

• sin·u·ous·ness noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.