flexuous

[flek-shoo-uh s]

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adjective

full of bends or curves; sinuous.

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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Related Words for flexuous

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

Examples from the Web for flexuous

Historical Examples of flexuous

Flexuose, or Flexuous, bending in opposite directions, in a zigzag way.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
The epitrochlea is prominent; the epicondyle is surmounted by a well-marked crest, curved and flexuous in outline.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals
douard Cuyer
A single, long, grasslike leaf precedes the flexuous stem, with its quaintly arched and delicately fringed blossoms.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits
Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Capillitium of slender, flexuous brown threads forming a dense network of rather small meshes.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio
A. P. Morgan
Only Henchard did not conform to these flexuous changes; he remained stately and vertical, silently thinking.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for flexuous

flexuous

flexuose (ˈflɛksjʊˌəʊs)

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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