US /ˈsɪn.ju.əs/
adj Freq #76230

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.

    We followed every bend of the sinuous river.

  2. 2
    adj

    Moving gracefully and in a supple manner.

    We were entranced by her sinuous dance.

  3. 3
    adj

    Morally crooked; shifty.

    On 16 December 1999, Lanny Davis, one of the President's more sinuous apologists, was asked on an MSNBC chat show to address the issue and replied that Ms. Broaddrick had been adjudged unreliable by the FBI.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · having curves in alternate... curvyserpentinewavywindy
2 adj · moving gracefully and in a... fluid
Word family
Derived forms sinuositysinuouslysinuousnesssubsinuousunsinuous
Related forms insinuatesine

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sinuōsus.

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