FLEXUOUS

flexuous

(adjective) having turns or windings; “the flexuous bed of the stream”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

flexuous (comparative more flexuous, superlative most flexuous)

winding from side to side; sinuous

Source: Wiktionary


Flex"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. flexuosus, fr. flexus a bending, turning.]

1. Having turns, windings, or flexures.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Having alternate curvatures in opposite directions; bent in a zigzag manner.

3. Wavering; not steady; flickering. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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