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Sinuous — is a fictional character from the third season of the animated children s television series The Animals of Farthing Wood based upon the books of the same name by author Colin Dann.In the books, Sinuous is female, but in the TV series, Sinuous is… … Wikipedia
Sinuous — Sin u*ous, a. [L. sinuosus, fr. sinus a bent surface, a curve: cf. F. sinueux. See {Sinus}.] Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked. {Sin u*ous*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Streaking the ground with sinuous trace.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sinuous — I adjective ambagious, ambagitory, anfractuous, circuitous, coiled, complex, complicated, convolute, convoluted, convolutional, crooked, curved, curvilinear, deviating, deviative, devious, entangled, flexuous, indirect, intricate, involute,… … Law dictionary
sinuous — full of turns and curves, 1570s, from L. sinuosus full of folds or bendings, from sinus curve, fold, bend … Etymology dictionary
sinuous — *winding, flexuous, serpentine, tortuous Analogous words: circuitous, roundabout, *indirect: *crooked, devious … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sinuous — [adj] winding, twisting anfractuous, circuitous, coiling, convoluted, crooked, curved, curvy, deviative, devious, flexuous, indirect, meandering, meandrous, serpentine, snaky*, supple, tortuous, twisting and turning*, undulating, vagrant; concept … New thesaurus
sinuous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having many curves and turns. 2) lithe and supple. DERIVATIVES sinuosity noun sinuously adverb. ORIGIN Latin sinuosus, from sinus a bend … English terms dictionary
sinuous — [sin′yo͞o əs] adj. [L sinuosus < sinus, a bend] 1. bending, winding, or curving in and out; wavy; serpentine 2. not straightforward; devious; crooked 3. SINUATE (adj. 2) sinuously adv … English World dictionary
sinuous — [[t]sɪ̱njʊəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is sinuous moves with smooth twists and turns. [LITERARY] ...the silent, sinuous approach of a snake through the long grass... He has a distinctively sinuous way of walking. 2) ADJ GRADED … English dictionary
sinuous — sinuously, adv. sinuousness, n. /sin yooh euhs/, adj. 1. having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path. 2. indirect; devious: sinuous questions. 3. characterized by a series of graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance. 4. Bot.… … Universalium
sinuous — adjective a) having curves in alternate directions; meandering We followed every bend of the sinuous river. b) moving gracefully and supplely We were entranced by her sinuous dance … Wiktionary
