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sinuous
having many smooth curves or bends
Synonyms
- winding
- serpentine
- curving
Antonyms
- straight
- linear
- angular
sinuous in a sentence
A sinuous path climbed through the forest toward the ridge.
The dancer's sinuous movements echoed the slow coils of a snake.
Where it comes from
From Latin sinuosus, meaning 'full of curves or folds.'
Memory hook
SINUOUS sounds like 'S in us': picture an S-shaped curve winding through the word.
Read it in context
- The Unsmoothed Voice Narrative