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flexuous

[ flek-shoo-uh s ]
/ ˈflɛk ʃu əs /
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adjective

full of bends or curves; sinuous.

RELATED WORDS

bending, crooked, curved, curving, meandering, meandrous, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, tortuous, wavering, turning

Nearby words

  1. flexography,
  2. flexor,
  3. flexor retinaculum,
  4. flextime,
  5. flexuosity,
  6. flexuously,
  7. flexure,
  8. fley,
  9. fleyedly,
  10. flibbert

Origin of flexuous

1595–1605; < Latin flexuōsus full of turns, winding, crooked, equivalent to flexu(s) (see flex1) + -ōsus -ous
Related formsflex·u·ous·ly, adverbflex·u·ous·ness, nounsub·flex·u·ous, adjectivesub·flex·u·ous·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for flexuous

flexuous

flexuose (ˈflɛksjʊˌəʊs)

/ (ˈflɛksjʊəs) /

adjective

full of bends or curves; winding
variable; unsteady
Derived Formsflexuously, adverb

Word Origin for flexuous

C17: from Latin flexuōsus full of bends, tortuous, from flexus a bending; see flex
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