sinuous
sinuous
adjectiveDefinition of SINUOUS
marked by a long series of irregular curves <the river flowed in a sinuous path through the lush valley>
Synonyms bending, crazy, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisting, winding, windy
Related Words zigzag, zigzagging; circling, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, looping, spiral, spiraling (or spiralling), swirling; circuitous, indirect, roundabout; meandering, rambling, wandering; irregular, jagged, uneven
Antonyms straight, straightaway
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