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.

Streaking the ground with sinuous trace. Milton.

Gardens bright with sinuous rills. Coleridge.

 

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