sinuous

Adjective
Synonyms: sinuatewiggly

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. curved or curving in and out“wiggly lines”Synonyms: sinuatewiggly
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sinuous \Sin"u*ous\, a. [L. sinuosus, fr. sinus a bent surface, a curve: cf. F. sinueux. See Sinus.] Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked. -- Sin"u*ous*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Streaking the ground with sinuous trace. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Gardens bright with sinuous rills. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

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