Sinuous means winding or curvy. If you get lost on a sinuous mountain path, you'll need a compass or a GPS to figure out which direction leads back to camp.
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪn.ju.əs/
Origin: The adjective sinuous comes from the Latin word sinus, which means to curve or bend. If you have a sinuous body, then you have lots of curves. Snakes use sinuous movements to travel. Live Oak trees have particularly sinuous branches. We usually use sinuous to talk about physical shapes of bodies or pathways, but you could also describe someone's logic as sinuous if it wanders all over the place when they're trying to explain something.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
- Down below there is a sinuous wave of concrete: a skate bowl.
- They followed the sinuous trail deep into the mountains.
Syllable Breakdown
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Perhaps after listening to the song, you may want to pack luggage head to beach.\\ ^_^//