flexuous
full of bends or curves; sinuous.
Origin of flexuous
1Other words from flexuous
- flex·u·ous·ly, adverb
- flex·u·ous·ness, noun
- sub·flex·u·ous, adjective
- sub·flex·u·ous·ly, adverb
Words Nearby flexuous
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How to use flexuous in a sentence
His very skin grew flexuous, and he found a pleasure in taking long steps such as he could not have accounted for by thought.
The Crock of Gold | James StephensJake swung the little, flexuous club softly against his palm, and Gordon suddenly realized that the cripple intended to kill him.
Mountain Blood | Joseph HergesheimerIt is here rather taller, and the branches less flexuous than in the eastern states.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XIV | Edwin JamesThe stem is covered with a fine mealy substance, straight or flexuous, sometimes reticulated above.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. HardHer flexuous and stealthy figure became an integral part of the scene.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas Hardy
British Dictionary definitions for flexuous
flexuose (ˈflɛksjʊˌəʊs)
/ (ˈflɛksjʊəs) /
full of bends or curves; winding
variable; unsteady
Origin of flexuous
1Derived forms of flexuous
- flexuously, adverb
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