sinuous
- Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.
- Moving gracefully and in a supple manner.
- (figuratively) Morally crooked; shifty.
Opposite of
flat, straight, abrupt, broken
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪn.ju.əs/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin sinuōsus.
snake-like
sinesoid
serpentine-patterned
sinusoidal trace
double continuous curve
sinusoidal curve
meandrian
colied
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