sinuate

Adjective
Synonyms: sinuouswiggly

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. curved or curving in and out“wiggly lines”Synonyms: sinuouswiggly
  2. having a strongly waved margin alternately concave and convex
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sinuate \Sin"u*ate\, a. [L. sinuatus, p. p. of sinuare to wind, bend, fr. sinus a bend.] Having the margin alternately curved inward and outward; having rounded lobes separated by rounded sinuses; sinuous; wavy. [1913 Webster]
Sinuate \Sin"u*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sinuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sinuating.] To bend or curve in and out; to wind; to turn; to be sinuous. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
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