flexuous

[flek-shoo-uhs]

adjective

1. full of bends or curves; sinuous.

flexuous

/ ˈflɛksjʊəs, ˈflɛksjʊˌəʊs /

adjective

1. full of bends or curves; winding

2. variable; unsteady

Other Word Forms

• flexuously adverb
• flexuousness noun
• subflexuous adjective
• subflexuously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of flexuous¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin flexuōsus “full of turns, winding, crooked,” equivalent to flexu(s) ( flex ¹ ) + -ōsus -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of flexuous¹

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

Example Sentences

Base of the stalk containing the bud open along one side; sterile segment membranaceous; the cells of the epidermis flexuous.

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Stems.—Somewhat flexuous, with spreading branches; two inches to a foot or more high.

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The epitrochlea is prominent; the epicondyle is surmounted by a well-marked crest, curved and flexuous in outline.

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Parallel, flexuous or diverging fibers, extensible by increase in any or in all directions.

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P. convex, equal, yellow, shining, disc depr. brownish, cracked; g. adnate, violet then dingy flesh-colour; s. solid, rather bulbous, flexuous, with yellowish scales, apex naked, tinged violet.

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