flexuous

[ flek-shoo-uhs ]

adjective

1. full of bends or curves; sinuous.

flexuous

/ ˈflɛksjʊəs; ˈflɛksjʊˌəʊs /

adjective

1. full of bends or curves; winding
2. variable; unsteady

Derived Forms

• ˈflexuously, adverb

Other Words From

• flexu·ous·ly adverb
• flexu·ous·ness noun
• sub·flexu·ous adjective
• sub·flexu·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of flexuous¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin flexuōsus “full of turns, winding, crooked,” equivalent to flexu(s) ( flex ¹ ) + -ōsus -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of flexuous¹

C17: from Latin flexuōsus full of bends, tortuous, from flexus a bending; see flex

Example Sentences

His very skin grew flexuous, and he found a pleasure in taking long steps such as he could not have accounted for by thought.

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Jake swung the little, flexuous club softly against his palm, and Gordon suddenly realized that the cripple intended to kill him.

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It is here rather taller, and the branches less flexuous than in the eastern states.

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The stem is covered with a fine mealy substance, straight or flexuous, sometimes reticulated above.

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Her flexuous and stealthy figure became an integral part of the scene.

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