Flexuous+sinuous
11sinuous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. winding, curvy; devious, convoluted. See circuity, deviation, deception. Ant., straight[forward]. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Twisted] Syn. crooked, circuitous, curved; see indirect , twisted 1 . 2.… …
12flexuous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Repeatedly curving in alternate directions: anfractuous, meandrous, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, tortuous, winding. See REPETITION, STRAIGHT. 2. Capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or… …
13flexuous — a. Winding, bending, tortuous, sinuous, sinuate, crooked, serpentine …
14sinuous — a. Winding, crooked, curved, curvilinear, curvilineal, sinuate, sinuated, serpentine, flexuous, bending in and out …
15sinuous — adj 1. winding, sinuate, flexuous, flexu ose, anfractuous, serpentine, tortuous, crooked, zigzag; curving, curved, curvy, curvilinear, twisting, twisted, turning, bending, bent; spiral, helical, spiral ing, twining, convoluted, volute, coiled,… …
16flexuous — flex•u•ous [[t]ˈflɛk ʃu əs[/t]] adj. full of bends or curves; sinuous; winding • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L flexuōsus=flexu(s) (see flex I) + ōsus ous flex u•os′i•ty ˈɒs ɪ ti n. flex′u•ous•ly, adv …
17flexuous — /ˈflɛkʃuəs/ (say flekshoohuhs) adjective full of bends or curves; winding; sinuous. Also, flexuose /ˈflɛkʃuoʊs/ (say flekshoohohs). {Latin flexuōsus, from flexus a bending} –flexuously, adverb …
18sinuate sinuous wavy — curved curved adj. 1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of {straight}. Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed}; {falcate, sickle shaped}; {flexuous}; {incurvate, incurved}: {recurved, recurvate}; …
19winding — I. n. Flexure, turning, meandering, twisting, twist, convolution, contortion, sinuosity, curvature, tortuosity, bend, crook, kink, crookedness. II. a. Flexuous sinuous, meandering, serpentine, bending, curving …
20relaxed — *loose, slack, lax Analogous words: mitigated, lightened, alleviated, assuaged, relieved (see RELIEVE): flexuous, sinuous (see WINDING): *soft, mild, gentle, lenient Antonyms: stiff Contrasted words: strict, *rigid, rigorous, stringent: * …
