flexuous

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US/ˈflɛkʃ(ə)wəs/

adjective

winding from side to side; sinuous

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectiveflexuous (comparative more flexuous, superlative most flexuous)

comparative more flexuous · superlative most flexuous

  1. winding from side to side; sinuous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving turns or windings

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinflexuosus
  2. Englishflexuous

From Latin flexuosus, from flexus (“bend”), from flectere (“bend”).

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Translations

Bulgarian лъкатушещ, криволичещ
  • лъкатушещ (lăkatušešt)sinuous
  • криволичещ (krivoličešt)sinuous
Catalan flexuós
  • flexuóssinuous
French flexueux
  • flexueuxsinuous
Romanian sinuos, cotit
  • sinuossinuous
  • cotitsinuous
  • șerpuitorsinuous
Spanish flexuoso
  • flexuososinuous
Cite this entry
APA

flexuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexuous

MLA

“flexuous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexuous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flexuous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexuous.

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