flexuous

English

Etymology

From Latin flexuosus, from flexus (“bend”), from flectere (“bend”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛkʃ(ə)wəs/

Adjective

flexuous (comparative more flexuous, superlative most flexuous)

winding from side to side; sinuous

Translations

sinuous

Bulgarian: лъкатушещ (bg) (lǎkatušešt), криволичещ (bg) (krivoličešt)
Ido: flexoza (io)
Romanian: sinuos (ro), cotit (ro), șerpuitor (ro)

Further reading

flexuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
“flexuous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
flexuous at OneLook Dictionary Search

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