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SINUOUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

Synonyms:

lissom; lissome; lithe; lithesome; sinuous; supple

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

graceful (characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution)

Derivation:

sinuosity; sinuousness (having curves)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Curved or curving in and out

Example:

wiggly lines

Synonyms:

sinuate; sinuous; wiggly

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

curved; curving (having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend)

Derivation:

sinuosity; sinuousness (having curves)

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