sinuous (adj.)

"full of turns and curves," 1570s, from Latin sinuosus "full of curves, folds, or bendings," from sinus "curve, fold, bend" (see sinus). Related: Sinuously; sinuousness.

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sinus (n.)

"hollow curve or cavity in the body," early 15c., from Medieval Latin sinus, from Latin sinus "bend, fold, curve, a bent surface; a bay, bight, gulf; a fold in land;" also "fold of the toga about the breast," hence "bosom," and figuratively "love, affection, intimacy; interior, inmost part;" of unknown origin.

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Definitions of sinuous from WordNet

sinuous (adj.)

curved or curving in and out;

Synonyms: sinuate / wiggly

sinuous (adj.)

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease;

Synonyms: lissome / lissom / lithe / lithesome / supple

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