SINUOUSLY

sinuously

(adverb) in a sinuous manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

sinuously (comparative more sinuously, superlative most sinuously)

In a sinuous manner.

Source: Wiktionary


SINUOUS

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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