Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SINUOUS
lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, supple, sinuous
(adjective) gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
sinuate, sinuous, wiggly
(adjective) curved or curving in and out; “wiggly lines”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sinuous (comparative more sinuous, superlative most sinuous)
Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.
Moving gracefully and in a supple manner.
(figurative) Morally crooked; shifty.
Synonyms
• (having curves): anfractuous, flexuous, serpentine, winding, windy
• (moving gracefully): fluid
Antonyms
• (having curves): straight, linear
• (moving gracefully): abrupt, broken
Source: Wiktionary
Sin"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. sinuosus, fr. sinus a bent surface, a curve: cf. F. sinueux. See Sinus.]
Definition: Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked.
– Sin"u*ous*ly, adv. Streaking the ground with sinuous trace. Milton. Gardens bright with sinuous rills. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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