Definition of flexuous in English:

flexuous

adjective ˈflɛksjʊəsˈflɛkʃuəs

literary

Full of bends and curves.
弯弯曲曲的，蜿蜒的
he put an arm around her flexuous waist
Example sentencesExamples
- This slouching, bending and re shaping my flexuous spine is a one of many bad side effects from writing and reading.
- This new interpretation accounts for its appearance as an extended flexuous series of cells, some of which are not seen to be in mutual contact, exhibiting nonlinear cell-size variation.
- Electron microscopy revealed flexuous filamentous virus particles.
- Howard's full range of terms was: cirrus (for clouds made up of ‘parallel, flexuous, or dividing fibres’); cumulus (for convex or conical heaps, building upwards from a horizontal base); and stratus, horizontal sheets of cloud.
Synonyms
twisting, winding, curving, curvy, bending, sinuous, undulating, coiling, looping, meandering, serpentine, snaking, snaky, zigzag, convoluted, spiralling, twisty, circuitous, rambling, wandering, indirect, deviating, devious, labyrinthine, mazy

Derivatives

flexuosity

noun flɛksjʊˈɒsɪtiˌflɛkʃuˈɑsədi

literary

Could a helicopter or fairy godmother raise you high enough, you would see that what seems like chaos below actually forms a regular repeating pattern of serpentine flexuosity.

flexuously

adverb

literary

It winds as flexuously as a ribbon

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin flexuosus, from flexus 'a bending', from the verb flectere.

Definition of flexuous in US English:

flexuous

adjectiveˈflɛkʃuəsˈflekSHo͞oəs

literary

Full of bends and curves.
弯弯曲曲的，蜿蜒的
he put an arm around her flexuous waist
Example sentencesExamples
- Electron microscopy revealed flexuous filamentous virus particles.
- This slouching, bending and re shaping my flexuous spine is a one of many bad side effects from writing and reading.
- Howard's full range of terms was: cirrus (for clouds made up of ‘parallel, flexuous, or dividing fibres’); cumulus (for convex or conical heaps, building upwards from a horizontal base); and stratus, horizontal sheets of cloud.
- This new interpretation accounts for its appearance as an extended flexuous series of cells, some of which are not seen to be in mutual contact, exhibiting nonlinear cell-size variation.
Synonyms
twisting, winding, curving, curvy, bending, sinuous, undulating, coiling, looping, meandering, serpentine, snaking, snaky, zigzag, convoluted, spiralling, twisty, circuitous, rambling, wandering, indirect, deviating, devious, labyrinthine, mazy

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin flexuosus, from flexus ‘a bending’, from the verb flectere.

词汇	flexuous
释义	Definition of flexuous in English: flexuous adjective ˈflɛksjʊəsˈflɛkʃuəs literary Full of bends and curves. 弯弯曲曲的，蜿蜒的 he put an arm around her flexuous waist Example sentencesExamples This slouching, bending and re shaping my flexuous spine is a one of many bad side effects from writing and reading. This new interpretation accounts for its appearance as an extended flexuous series of cells, some of which are not seen to be in mutual contact, exhibiting nonlinear cell-size variation. Electron microscopy revealed flexuous filamentous virus particles. Howard's full range of terms was: cirrus (for clouds made up of ‘parallel, flexuous, or dividing fibres’); cumulus (for convex or conical heaps, building upwards from a horizontal base); and stratus, horizontal sheets of cloud. Synonyms twisting, winding, curving, curvy, bending, sinuous, undulating, coiling, looping, meandering, serpentine, snaking, snaky, zigzag, convoluted, spiralling, twisty, circuitous, rambling, wandering, indirect, deviating, devious, labyrinthine, mazy Derivatives flexuosity noun flɛksjʊˈɒsɪtiˌflɛkʃuˈɑsədi literary Could a helicopter or fairy godmother raise you high enough, you would see that what seems like chaos below actually forms a regular repeating pattern of serpentine flexuosity. flexuously adverb literary It winds as flexuously as a ribbon Origin Early 17th century: from Latin flexuosus, from flexus 'a bending', from the verb flectere. Definition of flexuous in US English: flexuous adjectiveˈflɛkʃuəsˈflekSHo͞oəs literary Full of bends and curves. 弯弯曲曲的，蜿蜒的 he put an arm around her flexuous waist Example sentencesExamples Electron microscopy revealed flexuous filamentous virus particles. This slouching, bending and re shaping my flexuous spine is a one of many bad side effects from writing and reading. Howard's full range of terms was: cirrus (for clouds made up of ‘parallel, flexuous, or dividing fibres’); cumulus (for convex or conical heaps, building upwards from a horizontal base); and stratus, horizontal sheets of cloud. This new interpretation accounts for its appearance as an extended flexuous series of cells, some of which are not seen to be in mutual contact, exhibiting nonlinear cell-size variation. Synonyms twisting, winding, curving, curvy, bending, sinuous, undulating, coiling, looping, meandering, serpentine, snaking, snaky, zigzag, convoluted, spiralling, twisty, circuitous, rambling, wandering, indirect, deviating, devious, labyrinthine, mazy Origin Early 17th century: from Latin flexuosus, from flexus ‘a bending’, from the verb flectere.
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