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| sin·u·ous [ sínnyoo əss ] |
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1. supple and graceful: lithe and graceful, especially making graceful winding or curving movements
  the dancer's sinuous gestures
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2. winding or serpentine: full of bends and curves
the sinuous course of a stream
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3. devious: indirect and devious
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4. botany
Same as sinuate
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin sinuosus< sinus "curve"] |
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| sin·u·ous·ly adverb |
| sin·u·ous·ness noun |
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